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Housing supply is tighter than ever. (Getty)

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Active home listings hit record low

By Orion Jones | January 08, 2021 07:00AM

It began with toilet paper, but it’s been homes for a while. Pandemic buying has whittled the number of homes for sale in the U.S. down to an all-time low. Active listings dropped below...

Active home listings hit record low

National Issue

The mirage of low interest rates

By Erin Hudson | November 30, 2020 07:30AM

Record-low interest rates have created an unprecedented opportunity for homebuyers. That’s the party line in the residential industry. But that’s not how things are playing out on the ground. Many buyers have little chance...

The mirage of low interest rates

National Insights

Older Americans increasingly saddled with housing debt

By Jerome Dineen | October 22, 2020 08:00AM

The share of older Americans with housing debt has doubled over the last 20 years, rising from 15.3 percent...

Older Americans increasingly saddled with housing debt

The number of single-family homes on the market hit historic lows in July, driving prices up (iStock)

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US housing supply reaches nearly 40-year low

TRD Staff | September 21, 2020 10:45AM

The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the severe housing supply shortage in the U.S., with the number of homes on...

US housing supply reaches nearly 40-year low

The rates for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped 7 percentage points for the week ending September 10, reaching 2.86 percent. (iStock)

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Mortgage rates notch new low

By Georgia Kromrei | September 11, 2020 10:40AM

Mortgage rates sank to an all-time low — again. The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped .07 percentage points for the week ending Sept. 10, reaching 2.86 percent — a new low...

Mortgage rates notch new low