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OfferBacked publishes free housing market data and buyer tools. Reporters are welcome to cite our figures and embed our charts with credit.
About OfferBacked
OfferBacked is a free website that helps home buyers understand what they can afford and how competitive their market is before they make an offer. It offers more than 50 calculators, plain-English guides and market data for every U.S. ZIP code with recent sales, including a competition score that compares each ZIP code with the rest of the country.
Data you can cite
- Hottest ZIP codes in America, and by state, ranked by competition score and updated monthly.
- Monthly hottest and coldest markets in New Jersey, Long Island and the San Francisco Bay Area.
- The Bidding War Index, our monthly report on how often homes sell over asking.
- Market data for any ZIP code: share of homes sold over asking, days on market, months of supply and price per square foot.
- County and state reference data: property tax rates, loan limits, closing costs and down payment assistance.
How to cite us
Please credit “OfferBacked” and link to the page you used where possible. Our market figures are calculated from Redfin data, and mortgage rates are Freddie Mac’s weekly averages; our methodology page explains how each figure is built. Charts and live data boxes can be embedded from our widget page.
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