Accessibility, quality and diversity propelled Seattle’s status.

The pace of home-price appreciation declined to its weakest pace in 10 years, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. 

Homes on this month’s list of the priciest new properties on the Seattle housing market range from mid-century modern to new-construction.

Talk about a modern farmhouse! This former working dairy farm in Oswego, Illinois, now boasts a rustic open floor plan with modernized living quarters upstairs.

Searches for “fixer-upper” on Realtor.com in July 2025 have more than tripled in volume compared to four years ago.

The pace of new-home sales hit an annual rate of 800,000, its highest level since January 2022. 

Fannie Mae also reduced its forecasts for home sales in 2025 and 2026. 

In Seattle, only 11% of women live below the poverty line — the 23rd-lowest percentage of any big city in the country.

The stock-swap deal will bring Anywhere’s brands, including Better Homes and Gardens, CENTURY 21, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby’s International, under the Compass umbrella. 

The annual survey finds most Realtors pay at least $50 a month for work technology, despite a majority feeling satisfied with the tech provided by their brokerages.

The decline in sales came as a 17-month run of year-over-year increases in new listings came to a close.

Rate has launched the first fully integrated Spanish-language mobile app from a U.S. mortgage lender. 

The move was widely anticipated and is expected to be followed by additional cuts this year. 

The jump in mortgage activity was driven in large part by refinancings, which surged 58% in the week ended Sept. 12. 

At the same time, completions of new single-family homes were on the rise last month, according to federal statistics. 

Looking for the best time to buy in 2025? It’s the week of Oct. 12–18, says Realtor.com.