Areas hit hard by the pandemic could see a wave of zombie properties once the federal ban on foreclosures expires.

The new S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index reveals record-breaking August for home sales, up 21% over the 2006 pre-Great Recession high.

“It’s almost as if the housing market and the overall economy are operating in different worlds.” — Todd Teta, chief product officer at ATTOM Data Solutions

Homesellers continued to sell homes to each other in September, making the market resemble a game of ‘housing musical chairs,’ according to First American chief economist Mark Fleming.

“Increasing house price appreciation in suburban zip codes points to higher demand relative to supply in the suburbs but does not necessarily indicate what’s fueling the demand,” the study notes. 

“Based on the rising popularity of the burbs, some buyers might think they can catch a break by searching in the city, but unfortunately that’s not the case,” realtor.com Chief Economist Danielle Hale said.

Home sales across the nation were up 4.3% year over year, making it the third best month for home sales in the 13-year history of the report.

Working from home as an ongoing trend will greatly change the landscape of where people buy homes, according to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.

Nationwide sales of new single-family homes were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 901,000, up 13.9% from last month and 36.3% higher than July 2019.

New Yorkers eager to move on are set their sights on Atlanta, according to a new report from Redfin.

Luxury home prices listed on Redfin rose 1.2% in early summer, according to a new report.

New housing starts numbers suggest that if you can’t buy it, then build it, according to one economist.

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Zillow reports that homes typically went under contract in two weeks.

Homes across the state of Georgia saw a rebound, especially those priced at over $200,000.

“Today’s market remains tipped in favor of sellers as would-be spring buyers are shopping well into what would normally be summer vacation season,” said Danielle Hale, chief economist for realtor.com.