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Redfin reports 29% of homebuyers paid with cash in December—the lowest share for that month since 2020 Just under 3 in 10 (29%) U.S. homebuyers paid in all cash in December, down from 30.3% a year earlier and the lowest December share since 2020. That’s according to a ne...

The typical homebuyer put down 15.2% of the purchase price, compared with 16.7% a year earlier The typical U.S. homebuyer’s down payment fell 1.5% year over year to $64,000 in December, the first decline in five months. That’s according to a new report from Redfin ...

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Single condo owners in Washington, D.C. pay nearly $18,000 per year more than someone sharing the mortgage with their romantic partner; in the Bay Area, the gap exceeds $40,000 Nearly two-thirds (64%) of single people struggle to afford their regular rent or mortgage payments, compare...

The typical home that sells takes 66 days to do so—the longest span in seven years—as buyers take their time looking at their options and negotiating with sellers U.S. pending home sales fell 5.1% year over year during the four weeks ending February 8, the biggest declin...

Homebuyers need to earn $111,000 annually to afford the median-priced home, compared with $76,000 for renters. The median household income is $86,000. The rent-versus-buy gap is shrinking in every major metro except Detroit. It’s narrowing most in San Jose, Sacramento and Seattle. ...

Redfin reports that after five years of home affordability generally worsening, it’s improving in 37 of the 50 most populous U.S. metro areas. It’s improving fastest in Dallas, where the income needed to buy a home has dropped 7.4% year over year. Americans nee...

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Seattle and Boston fans traveling to this weekend’s football game would spend the equivalent of three months’ worth of mortgage payments. Seattle renters are spending half a year’s worth of rental payments on going to the game. Boston renters are spending over four mo...

The new feature gives consumers access to Redfin home listings, data and market insights directly in the widely used AI product Redfin ( redfin.com ), the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket, launched an app in ChatGPT this week. Home searchers can now use the Redfin a...