New Listings Tick Up 3 Percent as Mortgage Rates Continue to Slide

A home for sale in Austin, Texas, on April 24, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesNew home listings are on the rise across the United States, potentially spurred by hopes of falling mortgage rates and a possible end to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, an April 23 report by real estate brokerage Redfin said.The turn of spring may also have led to an increase in listings, which jumped by 3 percent to 107,644 during the four weeks ending April 19—the largest increase since November 2025, Redfin reported.