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Rocket Companies, Inc. (NYSE: RKT) generates a steady flow of news tied to the U.S. housing and mortgage markets, reflecting its role in mortgage lending, mortgage servicing, and technology-enabled real estate services. Through its Rocket Mortgage business and its relationship with Redfin Corporation, which is described in multiple releases as part of Rocket Companies, the firm is closely associated with trends in homebuying demand, mortgage rates, and housing affordability.
Many of the news items associated with Rocket Companies come from reports issued by Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. These reports cover topics such as changes in pending home sales, shifts in monthly housing payments as mortgage rates move, and regional differences in housing market competitiveness. For example, Redfin has published analyses of buyer and seller imbalances, buyer’s and seller’s markets across major U.S. metros, and the pace at which homes go under contract, all while identifying itself as part of Rocket Companies.
News related to Rocket Companies also highlights how its integrated platform connects home search and mortgage financing. Releases explain that Redfin clients can see homes using on-demand tours, apply for home loans with Rocket Mortgage, and work with local agents, underscoring Rocket’s involvement from search to close. These stories often include national and metro-level statistics on prices, listings, days on market, and mortgage payments, giving context for how Rocket’s mortgage and real estate services operate within broader market conditions.
Investors and observers who follow RKT news can expect coverage of housing market data, mortgage rate movements, buyer and seller behavior, and the performance of markets where Rocket-related services are active. Regularly reviewing this news stream can help readers understand how Rocket Companies’ businesses intersect with evolving housing trends and financing conditions.
Redfin (RKT) reports a record January cancellation rate: 13.7% of pending home sales were canceled nationwide in January 2026, up from 13.1% a year earlier. Cancellation rates are highest in San Antonio (21.2%), Atlanta (18.5%) and Cleveland (17.9%), and lowest in San Francisco (3.5%).
Redfin attributes the rise to buyer-leaning markets with more sellers than buyers and to buyer financial uncertainty amid high housing costs and economic worries.
Redfin (powered by Rocket, NYSE:RKT) reports nearly half of U.S. residents (49%) struggle to afford rent or mortgage payments, up from 44% in May 2025. Gen Z is hit hardest: 67% struggle and just 27.1% own homes.
Common sacrifices include eating out less (39%), skipping vacations (34%), selling belongings (16%), and skipping meals (15%). Redfin expects affordability to modestly improve if mortgage rates stay near 6% and wage growth outpaces housing costs.
Redfin reports a nationwide imbalance: in January sellers outnumbered buyers by 44% (about 600,314 more sellers), the second-largest gap since 2013. Only five metros were seller’s markets; most of the Sun Belt and West were strong buyer’s markets. Homebuyers fell to an estimated 1.36 million, the lowest on record.
Regional extremes include Miami (+159% more sellers), Milwaukee (+11% median price growth YoY) and Newark (31% fewer sellers than buyers).
Redfin (RKT) reports the median U.S. home sale price rose 1.1% year-over-year in January to $422,921, while weak buyer demand produced the strongest buyer’s market in recent history. Pending sales, existing-home sales and overall sales fell month over month, and the typical home spent 66 days on market.
Mortgage rates eased to 6.1% and wages rose 3.7% YoY, but cancellations and slow sales kept price growth subdued.
Redfin (RKT) reports U.S. pending home sales fell 5.8% year-over-year in the four weeks ending Feb. 15, 2025, the largest decline in a year.
The typical home now takes 67 days to go under contract, median sale price is $379,176 (+1.1%), weekly average 30-year rate is 6.09%, and new listings dropped 3.1%.
Redfin (RKT) reports that a waterfront Naples, FL estate led January’s priciest U.S. home sales at $55 million. Two sales topped $40 million and all top-10 transactions exceeded $29 million. Six of the 10 most expensive January sales occurred in Florida; others were in CO, HI, CA and NY.
Redfin (RKT) reports U.S. home prices rose 0.3% month-over-month in January 2026 and 2.1% year-over-year, extending a nearly 12-month slowdown in annual growth. The Redfin Home Price Index uses repeat-sales methodology and shows mixed metro performance, mortgage rates at 6.09%, and a record 47% more sellers than buyers.
Prices fell month-to-month in 14 of the 50 largest metros; largest January gains were in Philadelphia, Providence and San Francisco, while Austin, San Antonio and Jacksonville led year-over-year declines.
Rocket (NYSE:RKT)-powered Redfin reports 29% of U.S. homebuyers paid all cash in December 2025, down from 30.3% a year earlier and the lowest December share since 2020. FHA use fell to 14.4%, while conventional loans rose to 78.6%. The national 30-year fixed mortgage rate sits near 6.09%.
Redfin cites lower mortgage rates and a record buyer’s-market imbalance (sellers outnumber buyers by 47%) as reasons cash offers declined despite localized pockets of high cash buying in Florida.
Redfin (RKT) reports the typical U.S. homebuyer’s down payment fell to $64,000 in December 2025, a 1.5% year-over-year decline and the first drop in five months. The median down payment share fell to 15.2% from 16.7% a year earlier. Metro-level swings were large: San Francisco had the highest median down payment while Virginia Beach had the lowest, reflecting differing loan mixes and regional affordability.
The average 30-year mortgage rate stood at 6.09%, near 2022 lows, which may affect buyer activity in 2026.
Redfin (powered by Rocket, NYSE:RKT) commissioned a survey finding 64% of single Americans struggle to afford regular rent or mortgage payments versus 39% of married people. Singles report lower household incomes: 48% earn under $50,000 versus 9% of married households.
Redfin highlights geographic "singles tax": typical D.C. condo costs $379,000 (annual extra for a single: $17,844), while San Francisco condos show a $41,700 annual singles tax on a $980,000 typical condo.