High Housing Costs Unlikely to Moderate
As national population growth sits at a record low, domestic migration was the key component of population change on state and local levels in 2021, according to demographic findings of… Read more »
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Homes for Sale Spending More Time on Market
Realtor.com’s latest housing data release for August reveals that listing prices decelerated for the third month in a row, as more sellers hit pause on listing homes and homes for… Read more »
The Average Home Cost Has Surpassed $400k For First Time
Despite market influences that are pushing up mortgage rates and slumping home sales numbers during the second quarter of 2022, most metropolitan areas still saw double-digit annual price gains compared… Read more »
Generation Gap: How Americans’ Preferred Housing Styles Vary by Age
As homebuyers continue their house hunt, finding a home that’s perfect is not just about the right timing and price —it’s also about finding the right style. HomeAdvisor conducted recent… Read more »
More Homebuyers Taking up ARMs
First American Financial Corporation, a provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions, has released the May 2022 First American Real House Price Index (RHPI). The RHPI… Read more »
Housing Starts Fall to Two-Year Low
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development new residential construction statistics for June 2022, privately‐owned housing starts were at a seasonally… Read more »
Fannie Mae Predicts Lower Home Sales, Originations in 2022-2023
Price, Market equilibrium, Economy, Law of supply, Balance scale According to a new report from Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Group (ESR), a combination of rising interest rates and elevated… Read more »
Study Finds Americans Possess Minimal Knowledge of Housing Matters
New data shows Americans are as baffled by how real estate works as they are about cryptocurrency. According to a new Zillow survey, the study finds most Americans know more… Read more »
Mortgage Rates Surge Ahead of Fed Rate Increase
As the nation sat and waited for the Fed to raise rates, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) wasted no time getting a jump on the Fed’s news, jumping to an… Read more »
5 Reasons Home Equity Loans Are Coming Back
This piece originally appeared in the April 2022 edition of MReport magazine, online now. After more than two years of a pandemic-inspired housing boom, the housing market is quickly shifting… Read more »