A recent report named Champaign Urbana Illinois’ top metro area for the hottest real estate markets. Here’s what to know. (Pamela Albin Moore/Getty Images) The Land of Lincoln’s “hottest real estate ...

The 2026 spring housing market faces uncertainty from labor trends, inflation, energy prices, and geopolitical tensions, affecting mortgage rates and consumer confidence. Economists caution against ...

2025 marked a turning point for real estate. The post-pandemic market is firmly in place, and as the final weeks of the year wind down, momentum has slowed. Buyers are no longer rushing to move in.

Mortgage rates are sitting at 6.38%, according to the latest Freddie Mac data — which is slightly elevated from earlier this year, but still lower than a year prior (in January 2025, rates climbed ...

The housing market recently crossed a noteworthy line: There are now more Americans with mortgage rates higher than 6 percent than below 3 percent. It matters because those ultralow, pandemic-era ...

If you’re hoping for a 3% mortgage and bargain‑basement prices, J.P. Morgan’s 2026 housing outlook suggests you may be waiting a long time. The bank expects 30‑year fixed mortgage rates to “stay ...