Redfin Reports the Cost of Buying a Home Hits New Record As Mortgage Rates Jump, Prices Rise 5%

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #housingmarket--(NASDAQ: RDFN) —The median U.S. home-sale price increased 5% from a year earlier during the four weeks ending April 14, bringing it to $380,250—just $3,095 shy of June 2022’s all-time high. That’s according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. The average daily mortgage rate this week surpassed 7.4%, the highest level since last November, after a hotter-than-expected inflation report and the Fed’s confirmation that int