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“Housing inventory and affordability continue to be the top obstacles that hold back potential clients in the housing market," said Jessica Lautz, National Association of Realtors Deputy Chief Economist and VP of Research.

According to HouseCanary's latest Market Pulse report, net new listing volume continues to trail behind contract volume, putting further downward pressure on housing inventory and dampening market activity nationwide.

While millennials prevail as the largest generation in U.S. history, a new study from First American revealed some 51% of them are homeowners. At age 41, the millennial homeownership rate is 62%, closely following Gen X at 64%, significantly narrowing the homeownership gap over the past decade.

“Confidence in the housing market appears to have plateaued at a relatively low level, suggesting that many consumers may be coming to terms with elevated mortgage rates and high home prices,” said Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae SVP and Chief Economist.

New research from FHLBank San Francisco and the Urban Institute investigates ways to reduce mortgage default risk by utilizing mortgage reserve accounts that could help homeowners overcome temporary hardships, which would mainly benefit Black families, who are more than twice as likely as white families to lose their home to foreclosure.

Due to a significant lack of homes for sale, the median U.S. home-sale price is down 0.9% year-over-year, according to a new housing market update from Redfin, representing the smallest decline in nearly four months.

According to a new report from the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales slipped nearly 3% in May, while contract signings jumped in the Northeast but decreased month-over-month in three major U.S. regions.

According to a new report from Zillow, legal protections come at a cost for LGBTQIA+ home shoppers, as typical home values in areas with explicit legal protections for the community are an estimated 46% more expensive than areas with no protections.

Annually, new listings of homes for sale dropped nearly 26%, falling below their previous pandemic lows, according to Realtor.com.

While the state of Arizona recently limited homebuilding in the Phoenix area, a new report from Redfin revealed out-of-town homebuyers are still moving to popular Sun Belt metros despite the high risk of drought and flooding.