Real estate market guides

Straight answers on US home prices, market-analysis tools and where the market is heading — grounded in the same live Redfin data behind LOKAL's 43 metro pages. No fluff, no forecasts we can't back up.

Free real estate market analysis tools

The free real estate market analysis tools and data sources agents actually use in 2026, what each one is good for, and …

Best real estate market analysis software

How to choose real estate market analysis and comparative market analysis (CMA) software in 2026: the categories, the ev…

Real estate market analysis vs appraisal

Real estate market analysis vs appraisal: who does each, what they cost, whether they're binding, and when to use a CMA …

Will home prices drop — and where are they already falling?

Nobody can predict an exact drop, but the current data shows which US metros already have falling prices. See where pric…

How much are home prices up?

How much home prices are up right now, by the numbers: the year-over-year median change across US metros, the fastest-ri…

Why are home prices so expensive?

Why home prices are so expensive, explained: low inventory, the rate lock-in effect, construction costs, demographics an…

Home prices near me, right now

Find home prices near you: the current median sale price for major US metros, updated monthly from the Redfin Data Cente…

Housing market vs stock market

Housing market vs stock market compared: liquidity, leverage, volatility, income and long-run returns, in a plain-Englis…

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Data: Redfin · Redfin Data Center.