Here’s what is pushing up U.S. home prices

When it comes to buying a home in the U.S., the tide is turning in favor of sellers.
The typical residential property that’s up for sale currently stays on the market for 77 days, according to Zillow — that’s the shortest listing time since the real estate service started tracking the data. While demand for homes is robust, the inventory of available properties has shrunk 9 percent on a year-over-year basis, the biggest drop since 2013. Around the U.S., the hardest markets in w