Here's why Zillow Group, Better Home, and Opendoor stocks are rising today

Top real estate companies are rallying today. Zillow Group stock jumped 11%, while Better Home & Finance and Opendoor surged 33% and 17%, respectively.

Invezz • 19 hours ago

Rental demand is up 20% as high lending costs stifle the for-sale market

With the typical monthly payment for a new homeowner climbing nearly twice as fast as rent, more shoppers are turning to rentals Rental demand is up 19.2% year over year nationwide, as measured by the Zillow Observed Renter Demand Index (ZORDI).1 The typical U.S. rent was $1,932 a month in September, up 2.7% from a year ago. The financial advantage of renting is growing, as the typical new home buyer's monthly payment2 is climbing nearly twice as fast as rent, up 5% from a year ago to $3,037.

PRNewsWire • Oct 15, 2026

Zillow Costs Less Than $28 a Share. Here's Why I'd Still Not Buy One.

Zillow's stock has fallen about 60% in 2026. On the positive side, Zillow's revenue grew 18% year over year in the second quarter.

The Motley Fool • Oct 7, 2026

Zillow Group to Announce Third-Quarter 2026 Results Nov. 4

Conference call to be webcast live at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m.

PRNewsWire • Oct 6, 2026

Zillow's September Market Report shows an early winter in the housing market as newly pending sales fall 8.5%

The rental market continues to show strength, with the biggest annual rent gain since April 2025 In September, existing home sales fell 2.5% from last year according to Zillow's nowcast. Newly pending sales, a forward-looking indicator of future closed sales, fell by 8.5% as mortgage rates reached their highest level since November 2023.

PRNewsWire • Oct 6, 2026

New homes now cost less than existing ones in one-third of major markets

Sun Belt markets where building has boomed account for most of the markets where new construction offers the best value per square foot Newly built homes sell for a median of $205 per square foot nationally, below the $212 median for existing homes, a new Zillow analysis finds. Many of the markets with the biggest discounts for new homes — as much as 19% less — are high-supply Sun Belt markets where builders have been most active, including Austin, Raleigh and Tampa.

PRNewsWire • Sep 29, 2026

Mortgage rates could hit 9%: three stocks that will be hit hard

Cotality's chief economist Selma Hepp warns the 30-year fixed mortgage rates could spike to 9% if inflation reaccelerates and growing fiscal deficit drive long-term US Treasury yields up further. While not her base case, Hepp emphasized in a recent CNBC interview that such an “extreme” rate environment will severely paralyze housing activity, deepening the affordability crisis and freezing existing inventory as homebuyer demand collapses.

Invezz • Sep 28, 2026

Inside The War Between Real Estate's Compass and Zillow

The battle between real estate listing giants Compass and Zillow heated up on two fronts recently.

Barrons • Sep 25, 2026

A 20% spike in high-intent home shoppers signals pent-up demand

Nearly 5 engaged home shoppers are competing for every listing, but affordability headwinds are weighing on sales Engaged home shoppers — Zillow users who save or share a for-sale listing — were up 21% year over year this past spring, at 4.8 shoppers per listing nationally. Buffalo, Providence and Hartford had the most engaged shoppers per listing; Houston, Miami and San Antonio had the fewest.

PRNewsWire • Sep 24, 2026

Opendoor Slides 5% as Housing Names Fall Together; Zillow and Offerpad Drop 3%

Housing-linked stocks are moving lower together in Wednesday morning trading, with the iBuyers taking the sharpest hits and the homebuilder fund pulling back in step.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 23, 2026