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319Nearly 3 in 4 rental listings are considered affordable, the highest for May in years (May Rent Report)
Jun 18, 2026
Black-White Mortgage Denial Gaps are Widest Where Applicants are Most Financially Stretched
Jun 12, 2026
Austin Holds the Crown for New Grads in 2026
Jun 10, 2026
Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, May 2026
Jun 09, 2026
Buy vs. Rent Breakeven
Jun 04, 2026
Rent vs. Buy Comparison: Methodology
Jun 04, 2026
Home sales rebound where supply has surged
May 21, 2026
Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, April 2026
May 06, 2026
Despite Cooling Rent Growth, Nearly Half of Renter Households Were Cost-Burdened in 2024
Apr 28, 2026
Nearly 1 in 5 Homes Sell Within a Week
Apr 23, 2026
Renters gain more than $2,300 in breathing room as rent growth hits slowest pace since 2020
Apr 21, 2026
Introducing the Zillow Buzz Index: Tracking what drives buyer engagement in today's housing market
Apr 16, 2026
Rates Stabilize in Mid-6% Range
Apr 15, 2026
Rates Stabilize in Mid-6% Range Amid Ceasefire
Apr 08, 2026
Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, March 2026
Apr 07, 2026
Zillow's March Market Report Shows Housing Market Accelerated Despite Mortgage Rate Spike
Apr 06, 2026
Mortgage rates in the mid-6% range
Apr 01, 2026
Homes Listed in Late May Sell for $6,000 More
Mar 18, 2026
January 2026 Housing Starts: Sluggish Single-family Construction To Begin The Year As Inventory Rises
Mar 12, 2026
Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, February 2026
Mar 05, 2026
Mortgage Rates Rise on Oil Shock
Mar 04, 2026
Mortgage Rates At Three Year Lows
Feb 25, 2026
$30,000 Buying Power Boost Can Be the Difference Between Settling and Choosing for Home Buyers
Feb 23, 2026
Mortgage Rates Edge Near Three Year Lows
Feb 18, 2026
The Price of Going Solo: The $10,000 'Singles Tax'
Feb 11, 2026
Mortgage Rates Below 2025 Lows
Feb 11, 2026
Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, January 2026
Feb 11, 2026
Competitive, expensive job centers once pulled movers in. Now accessibility and affordability are bigger magnets.
Feb 09, 2026
Mortgage Rates Stay Near 2025 Lows
Feb 04, 2026
Big-Game Salaries, Big-Ticket Home Prices
Feb 04, 2026
Market Heat Index: February 03, 2026
Feb 03, 2026
Housing Market Snapshot: February 03, 2026
Feb 03, 2026
Mortgage Rates Whipsaw, but Stay Near 2025 Lows
Jan 21, 2026
Renters End 2025 With Improved Affordability Not Seen Since 2021 (December Rental Report)
Jan 20, 2026
Typical Home Should be Affordable in 20 Major Markets by Year's End, the Most Since 2022
Jan 15, 2026
Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, December 2025
Jan 12, 2026
Mortgage Rates Start 2026 Near 2025 Lows
Jan 07, 2026
Rents Pull Back and Concessions Rise, Offering Renters Winter Leverage (November Rental Report)
Dec 18, 2025
The Most Popular Markets on Zillow in 2025
Dec 16, 2025
The 10 Most Festive Holiday Towns in America
Dec 15, 2025
Rate Shopping Can Save Buyers Hundreds a Month
Dec 11, 2025
Powell Calls Rates Neutral After 25 Basis Point Cut
Dec 10, 2025
Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, November 2025
Dec 10, 2025
Zillow's 2026 Housing Market Predictions
Dec 04, 2025
Mortgage Rates Sideways After Fed Reset
Nov 19, 2025
The Hidden Costs of Homeownership Top $16,000 a Year
Nov 13, 2025
Mortgage Rates Bounce Sideways After Fed Reset
Nov 12, 2025
Housing Market Snapshot: November 09, 2025
Nov 09, 2025
Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, October 2025
Nov 07, 2025
Rent Dashboard
Oct 08, 2025
Rents
Oct 08, 2025
Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, September 2025
Oct 07, 2025
What the Government Shutdown Could Mean for Housing
Oct 01, 2025
Mortgage Rates Bounce Higher Following Fed Rate Cut
Sep 24, 2025
Mortgage Rates Drop Sharply After BLS Jobs Report
Sep 10, 2025
Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, August 2025
Sep 08, 2025
U.S. Housing Market Value Hits $55.1 Trillion
Sep 08, 2025
Mortgage Rates Dip on Weak Job-Openings Data
Sep 03, 2025
Mortgage Rates Fall on Powell Comments
Aug 26, 2025
July 2025: Existing Home Sales Increased in July
Aug 21, 2025
Mansions Cost Less Than $1 Million in Four Markets
Aug 13, 2025
Rates Float Lower Despite Mixed Inflation Report
Aug 13, 2025
Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, July 2025
Aug 08, 2025
Chilling Labor Market Drives Mortgage Rates Down
Aug 06, 2025
Pandemic Boomtowns Now Lead in Price Cuts
Jul 31, 2025
Fed holds rates steady; home buyers remain stuck
Jul 30, 2025
June 2025: New Home Sales Stall in June
Jul 24, 2025
June 2025 Existing Home Sales Fall In June
Jul 23, 2025
Rates barely budge on slow data week
Jul 23, 2025
Austin Takes the Crown for New Grads in 2025
Jul 23, 2025
June 2025 Housing Starts: Single Family Starts Fall Amid Rise in Unsold Housing Inventory
Jul 18, 2025
Inflation Jitters Nudge Mortgage Rates Higher
Jul 16, 2025
Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, June 2025
Jul 10, 2025
Range-bound Mortgage Rates
Jul 09, 2025
Mortgage Rates Drift Lower
Jul 02, 2025
Buyers Need a $17,000 Raise to Afford a Typical Home
Jun 30, 2025
Mortgage Rates Drift Slightly Lower
Jun 25, 2025
Market Tips Toward Balance as Inventory Rises and Competition Eases (May 2025 Market Report)
Jun 16, 2025
Deals Are Drying Up for Renters
Jun 12, 2025
Concessions Slide as Summer Approaches
Jun 12, 2025
Luxury Real Estate Loses Steam
Jun 05, 2025
Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, May 2025
Jun 05, 2025
Mortgage rates stabilize
May 28, 2025
Zillow Home Value and Home Sales Forecast (May 2025)
May 21, 2025
Some home buyers opting to wait amid uncertainty
May 15, 2025
Minority Homeowners Face Disproportionate Climate Risks That Could Exacerbate Inequality
May 13, 2025
CPI Shelter Forecast, April 2025: Persistent rent growth expected through the summer season
May 12, 2025
Sidelined Fed, Sideways Mortgage Rates
May 07, 2025
Renters: Who is Most Likely Rent Burdened?
May 05, 2025
Mortgage borrowers get a breather
Apr 30, 2025
February 2025 S&P Case-Shiller Price Index: Home prices slow dramatically over February.
Apr 29, 2025
Daily mortgage volatility continues
Apr 23, 2025
Mortgage Dip Reversed
Apr 16, 2025
Housing Market Snapshot: April 09, 2025
Apr 09, 2025
Economic Anxiety Holds Rates Near December Lows
Apr 02, 2025
National Fair Housing Month
Apr 01, 2025
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Amid Uncertainty
Mar 26, 2025
Search Trends
Mar 20, 2025
The Comings and Goings of Zillow Home Shoppers
Mar 20, 2025
Fed's Great Wait Continues
Mar 19, 2025
February 2025 Housing Starts: Cautiously Optimistic Builders Started More Projects Than Expected In February
Mar 18, 2025
Methodology: Affordability Metrics
Mar 18, 2025
Slow competition among buyers flattens out home value appreciation (February Market Report)
Mar 17, 2025
Rent Concessions Plateau as Busier Spring Season Nears (February 2025 Rental Market Report)
Mar 17, 2025
Rent Concessions Plateau as Spring Home Shopping Nears (February 2025 Rental Market Report)
Mar 17, 2025
Mortgage rates still near December lows
Mar 12, 2025
Mortgage rates fall on economic uncertainty
Mar 05, 2025
During The Pandemic, Relatively Fewer Land-Use Restrictions In Some Markets Created Pockets of Housing Affordability
Feb 27, 2025
Growth concerns push down mortgage rates
Feb 26, 2025
January 2025: Existing Home Sales Dip In January But More Sellers And Easing Rates Could Set The Stage For A Recovery
Feb 21, 2025
Building more housing, improving credit reporting: Best first steps to boost Black homeownership
Feb 20, 2025
Elevated Rates Put Buyers in Wait-and-See Mode
Feb 19, 2025
Agents and Private Listing Networks (PLNs)
Feb 17, 2025
New Construction
Feb 14, 2025
As Renters Reemerge from Winter Doldrums, Rent Growth Holds Steady (January 2025 Rental Market Report)
Feb 12, 2025
Inflation Pressures Keep Mortgage Rates Elevated
Feb 12, 2025
Turbulent markets, flat mortgage rates
Feb 05, 2025
Fed Starts 2025 With a Pause
Jan 29, 2025
December 2024 Housing Starts: Single-Family Starts Rebounded in 2024 To Their Highest Level Since 2021
Jan 17, 2025
Mortgage rate swings continue
Jan 15, 2025
Housing Market Snapshot: January 09, 2025
Jan 09, 2025
Why Buffalo is 2025's Hottest Market (Again)
Jan 07, 2025
Market Heat Index: January 04, 2025
Jan 04, 2025
November 2024 Housing Starts: Single-Family Starts Rebound On Cautious Builder Optimism
Dec 18, 2024
Expect Mortgage Rates to Stay Bumpy After Fed Cut
Dec 18, 2024
Zillow's Most Popular Markets of 2024
Dec 17, 2024
Signs Point to More Competitive Rental Market Ahead (November 2024 Rental Market Report)
Dec 12, 2024
Home Sales Poised to Increase Next Year, If Rates Cooperate (November 2024 Market Report)
Dec 12, 2024
Mortgage Rates Fall to a Six-Week Low, Offering Relief for Home Shoppers Ready To Buy Now
Dec 04, 2024
October 2024: New Home Sales Fell More Than Expected Due Largely To Hurricane Disruptions
Nov 26, 2024
Zillow's Housing Market Predictions for 2025
Nov 25, 2024
Buyers Markets Spread From the South as Inventory Recovers (October 2024 Market Report)
Nov 20, 2024
Affordable Listings Reached a 19-Month High in September Amid Short-Lived Mortgage Rate Relief
Nov 18, 2024
Methodology: Zillow Observed Rent Forecast (ZORF)
Nov 12, 2024
Market Heat Index: November 11, 2024
Nov 11, 2024
Housing Market Snapshot: November 09, 2024
Nov 09, 2024
Fed Cuts Rates Again, but Path Forward is Cloudy
Nov 07, 2024
Mortgage Rates Increased Again This Week
Oct 30, 2024
September 2024 Housing Starts: Housing Starts As Expected in September, Supported By Single-Family Construction
Oct 18, 2024
Mortgage Rates Stabilized This Week But Risks Remain
Oct 16, 2024
Mortgage Rates Stabilized This Week But Risks Remain
Oct 16, 2024
Three Years on the Edge: US Rental Affordability Holds Stable at 30% (September 2024 Rental Market Report)
Oct 15, 2024
Market Heat Index: October 11, 2024
Oct 11, 2024
Understanding Housing Markets
Oct 10, 2024
$6.2 Billion in Potential Refinancing Savings Vanished as Mortgage Rates Climbed Back to 6.6%
Oct 09, 2024
Housing Market Snapshot: October 09, 2024
Oct 09, 2024
Mortgage Rates Rebounded Sharply This Week
Oct 09, 2024
Mortgage Rates Rebounded Slightly This Week
Sep 26, 2024
Mortgage Rates Rebounded Slightly This Week
Sep 26, 2024
August 2024 Existing Home Sales Pull Back
Sep 19, 2024
Rate drops and more inventory mean opportunities for buyers (August 2024 Market Report)
Sep 12, 2024
Market Heat Index: September 11, 2024
Sep 11, 2024
Rental & New Construction Dynamics
Sep 11, 2024
Market One-Pager
Sep 10, 2024
Understanding Affordability
Sep 10, 2024