Home sales Archives - TPR: The Public's Radio

There has been a spike in mortgage applications as interest rates have dropped to the lowest level since October 2024. Here, a home for sale in Alhambra, Calif., last month.

NPR

Home mortgage demand surges as rates drop to 6.35%

by Laurel Wamsley September 11, 2025September 11, 2025

Rates saw the biggest one-week drop in a year, spurring a spike in new purchase and refinance applications.

Homebuilding has slowed as Americans face economic uncertainty and high mortgage rates. Here, construction workers install a lumber roof on a new home last month in Laveen, Ariz.

NPR

‘We’re in a holding pattern’: Home sales and building slump in the face of uncertainty

by Laurel Wamsley May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

Would-be homebuyers are finding lots of reasons to wait.

{{ index + 1 }}
{{ track.track_title }} {{ track.track_artist }} {{ track.album_title }} {{ track.length }}

{{list.tracks[currentTrack].track_title}}{{list.tracks[currentTrack].track_artist && typeof sonaar_music.option.show_artist_name != 'undefined' ? ' ' + sonaar_music.option.artist_separator + ' ' + list.tracks[currentTrack].track_artist:''}}

{{classes.speedRate}}X