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Realtor.com (NWS) survey finds sellers enter the 2026 spring market optimistic but realistic: 83% expect to receive asking price or more and 74% say now is a good time to sell. The survey (March 16–23, 2026) notes rising concession expectations (39% vs 30% in 2025) and regional divergence: only 26% of top metros remain seller's markets.
The week of April 12–18 is highlighted as the best time to list—listings get 16.7% more views, sell ~9 days faster, and show a median listing price about $26,000 above January.
Realtor.com (NWS) launched the Realtor.com Market Clock on April 9, 2026 to summarize local housing conditions as buyer, seller or balanced markets and their direction.
Nationwide the Market Clock sits at 3 o'clock (Balanced-Loosening); 60%+ of top 50 metros are balanced or buyer-friendly, 26% remain seller's markets, and data will be updated quarterly.
Realtor.com (NWS) data for March 2026 identifies 13 U.S. markets where over half of active listings exceed $1 million, led by Nantucket where 99% of listings are above $1M. The national 90th percentile luxury threshold was $1,249,611, up 3.7% month-over-month but down 2.9% year-over-year.
Resort and island hubs show extreme ultraluxury ceilings, with Rifle (Aspen area) reaching a 99th percentile of $59.2M.
Realtor.com (NWS) March 2026 housing report shows a cautiously improving spring market but rising risks. Median listing price fell 2.2% YoY to $415,450, marking the fifth consecutive monthly YoY decline. New listings surged 21.2% MoM to 439,000 while active listings reached 964,477 (+8.1% YoY). Mortgage rates rose for four straight weeks, and geopolitical uncertainty could curb seller participation in April.
Realtor.com (NWS) launched the Realtor.com app in ChatGPT on March 30, 2026, bringing conversational home search to the ChatGPT platform. Key features include a first-time buyer focus, an affordability calculator, neighborhood exploration, and MLS data protections that prohibit model training.
The app shows preview images and guides users to Realtor.com to connect with local agents, schedule tours, and access advanced search tools; it is available to all ChatGPT users starting today.
Realtor.com (NWS) analysis of 2024 ACS data across the 100 largest metros finds U.S. renters split into three groups: young renters (31.9%), family renters (44.3%), and long-term renters (36.1%). Cost, geography, and unequal access limit mobility and homeownership, with affordability gaps highest in coastal and majority-minority metros.
Key figures: typical young renter earns $65,000; family renter $68,000; long-term renter median income $48,500. Methodology uses HUD 2024 FMR and ACS 1-year estimates.
Dow Jones Energy (NWS) is hosting the third annual World Chemical Forum in The Woodlands, Texas, beginning March 25, 2026.
The two-day forum convenes global chemical and energy leaders from 35+ countries under the theme “Embracing the New Reality: Transform to Thrive.” Agenda topics include supply chains, energy markets, China outlook and polyolefins.
Realtor.com (NWS) finds mobile homes offering a faster, lower-cost route to homeownership as median mobile home listings hit $141,450, down 5.7% YoY in February 2026. Mobile homes with land appreciated 70.1% over seven years; those without land rose 51.6%. The report highlights Sun Belt concentration and rural availability and notes potential regulatory change in the Housing for the 21st Century Act that could modernize manufactured home design.
William Morrow Group (News Corp ticker NWS) presents six recommended titles for Mother’s Day 2026 book-gifting roundups. The selection spans thrillers, memoir, fantasy, contemporary fiction, heist mysteries, and royal workplace drama. Review copies are available upon request; media contact: Heidi Richter.
Books highlighted include works by Omid Scobie, Robin Benway, Bunnie Xo, Kate Quinn, Benjamin Stevenson, Rainbow Rowell, and Gillian McAllister.
Dow Jones Special Committee (NWS) elected Melanie Kirkpatrick on March 18, 2026, to succeed Tom Bray and serve through Dec. 31, 2029. Lawrence Ingrassia was earlier elected committee chair. The five-person independent committee safeguards The Wall Street Journal's editorial independence and must approve key editorial appointments.
Kirkpatrick is a retired Wall Street Journal editor and author with prior senior roles in the Journal's Opinion section and holds degrees from Princeton and the University of Toronto.