The number of newly listed homes for sale during the four weeks ending February 20 was down just 2% year over year, according to a new report from Redfin. That’s the smallest decline since mid-November. More new listings were met with hearty demand. Pending sales rose 1%, the first increase since mid-January. The market again set new record highs for home sale prices, asking prices, buyers’ mortgage payments and the share of homes selling
Going to Extremes
Does the cost of homeowners insurance affect the price of a home? In some markets, the answer is increasingly yes. In recent years, insurance companies