The phrase 'housing recession' has exploded in popularity, according to an analysis of search terms. But pinning down what it means and where it originated is surprisingly difficult
Homes are still selling, but the ongoing market shift is giving homebuyers more and more leverage everyday, agents and economists told Inman this week
Despite its balancing out, the market remains far from homebuyer-friendly with buyers paying 75% percent more on the typical mortgage payments than in 2019, according to Zillow
Experts told Inman they expect home sales and price growth to slow down, but they don't think rising rates will knock everyone out of the market
Zillow Senior Economist Jeff Tucker is skeptical that a housing bubble is looming, but he worries such talk could hurt future buyers in need of homebuilders to continue producing new inventory
While 38% of experts polled by Zillow believe 2024 will be the year inventory returns to 2019 levels, 36% pegged 2023 as the year. The remainder believe we'll have to wait until 2025
The addition of 146 cities, the most in a single year, brought the total number to 481, according to data released Wednesday by Zillow. Another 49 are expected to earn the designation this year
Spring, the hottest time of year for homebuyers and sellers, has started early, according to economists who spoke to Inman. 'Home shopping season appears to already be in full swing!'
Home inventory dropped to the lowest level on record last month as buyers competed over an already sparse range of choices, according to data released Thursday by Zillow
Disease experts are racing to address the Omicron variant, but in real estate, few expect the new threat to be a game changer — even as it threatens to extend the holding pattern on life decisions
Daryl Fairweather of Redfin and Jeff Tucker of Zillow said during a panel that the market would continue to be strong through the end of 2021
Top economists from Zillow and Redfin talk to Katie Kossev at next week's Inman Connect. Catch a sneak peek right here
A greater share of movers than usual left the suburbs for more rural neighborhoods in 2020, according to a new study released Tuesday by Zillow
There aren't enough homes for everyone who wants them. That's driving up prices and stretching agents thin
Today's extremes won't last forever, but there's no silver bullet to end the crisis, and it's likely shortages in some form will drag on for years