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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The median U.S. housing payment posted its first year-over-year increase since October during the four weeks ending June 28 as home prices and mortgage rates rose. That's according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Redfin's analysis is condensed this week due to the July 4th holiday.
Leading indicators Indicators of homebuying demand and activity   Value (if applicable) Recent change Year-over-year change Source Daily average 30-.

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8:00 AM | Thursday | Jul 2, 2026

Redfin Reports Monthly Payments Tick Up For First Time in 8 Months As Home Prices Hit Record High

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The median U.S. housing payment posted its first year-over-year increase since October during the four weeks ending June 28 as home prices and mortgage rates rose. That's according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Redfin's analysis is condensed this week due to the July 4th holiday.
Leading indicators Indicators of homebuying demand and activity   Value (if applicable) Recent change Year-over-year change Source Daily average 30-.

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8:00 AM | Friday | Jun 26, 2026

Americans Across Party Lines Back Policies to Improve Housing Affordability: Redfin Survey

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Most Americans support government policies that would help make housing more affordable. Roughly four in five (79%) U.S. residents believe there should be tax breaks for first-time homebuyers, and 77% believe there should be policies that make homes more affordable. This is according to a new survey fielded to 4,000 U.
S. residents in May 2026 by Ipsos and commissioned by Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Three-quarters (76%) of U.S. residents say the.

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9:00 AM | Wednesday | Jun 24, 2026

Redfin Reports Flood-Prone Parts of America Are Losing Residents at Nearly Twice Last Year's Rate

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Flood-prone America lost far more residents than it gained in 2025, continuing and intensifying a trend that started in 2024, according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket.High-flood-risk U.S. counties lost 63,357 more residents than they gained in 2025. That's nearly double the net outflow from the year before.
In 2024—the first time in five years flood-prone counties posted a net outflow—34,099 more people moved out than in.The opp.

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11:37 AM | Monday | Jun 22, 2026

Redfin Reports 46% of Home Sellers Gave Concessions to Buyers in May, the Highest Share on Record For That Month

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Home sellers gave concessions to buyers in 46.2% of U.S. home sales in May, up from 43.1% a year earlier and the highest share for that month in our records.
That's according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Seller concessions are at a record high for spring because it's a buyer's market, with 47% more home sellers than buyers in the U.S. Mortgage rates and home prices are still historically high, and many would-be homebuyers ar.

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8:00 AM | Thursday | Jun 11, 2026

Record Home Prices, High Mortgage Rates Push Pending Sales Down for Fourth Straight Week

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The median U.S. home-sale price hit a record $400,894 during the four weeks ending June 7, up 1.5% year over year. That's according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket.
That marks the first time the typical American existing home has sold for over $400,000, according to a Redfin analysis of MLS data. Monthly payments are historically high, too. The typical monthly payment was $2,619, just $8 shy of late May's 11-month high. Stubborn.

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8:00 AM | Tuesday | Jun 2, 2026

Redfin Reports the Typical Homebuyer's Down Payment Falls to $64,000 As Americans Hold Onto Cash

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The typical U.S. homebuyer put down $64,000 in March, 1.5% less than a year earlier, according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. In percent terms, the typical homebuyer puts down 15% of a home's purchase price, down from 16.
1% a year earlier. These findings are from a Redfin analysis of county records across 40 of the most populous U.S. metropolitan areas. March 2026 is the most recent month for which data is available.
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8:30 AM | Thursday | May 28, 2026

Redfin Reports Investor Home Purchases Fall to Lowest Level Since 2020

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #housingmarket--U.S. investor home purchases fell 6% year over year in the first quarter to their lowest level since 2020, when the start of the pandemic ground homebuying to a halt, according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Prior to 2020, the last time investors bought so few homes was in 2016. Investor home purchases fell in the first quarter largely because elevated housing costs squeezed potential returns.
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8:30 AM | Thursday | May 21, 2026

Redfin Reports Home Purchase Cancellations Are No Longer on the Rise As Demand Ticks Up

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Just over 47,000 U.S. home-sale agreements fell through in April, equal to 13.4% of homes that went under contract that month. That's down incrementally (-0.
1 percentage points) from a month earlier, according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. It's also tied with January for the lowest level of contract cancellations since September 2024, though the level has varied by less than half a percentage point over the last year and a ha.

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9:15 AM | Tuesday | May 19, 2026

Rocket and Redfin Boost Home Affordability With New Offer, Saving Buyers Up To $20,000

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Existing Rocket Mortgage serviced clients can save up to $20,000, while new clients can save up to $12,000 when they buy, sell and finance together DETROIT, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rocket Mortgage and Redfin, both part of Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), today announced the launch of a new offering for eligible homebuyers and sellers to save up to $20,000 on their next home when they buy and sell with a Redfin agent and finance with Rocket Mortgage. The savings are delivered through a combination of lender-paid credits from Rocket Mortgage and commission discount from Redfin.

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12:00 PM | Monday | May 18, 2026

Redfin Launches Redfin Early Access, Helping Buyers Find Homes Earlier and Sellers Test the Market With More Confidence

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Redfin today launched Redfin Early Access, a new search category featuring homes buyers won't find on other major real estate sites. Redfin Early Access includes homes that are only on Redfin, plus pre-market listings from Compass International Holdings' portfolio of brands through the companies' exclusive national partnership. Buyers can now find thousands of Redfin Early Access homes on Redfin.com, giving them an early look at homes they can't find elsewhere, while h.

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