CoreLogic reports that the number of homes selling at or above the list price in June fell to 39.2%—10% higher than the average since 2000. The report states ...
Read More »Home-Price Gains ‘Sluggish’ in June
Home-price growth slowed in June, as the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index reported that prices rose just annually 3.1% in June—a decline from 3.3% growth in May. ...
Read More »New York’s Struggling Housing Market
The New York State Association of Realtors revealed the median-sales price rose for 43rd consecutive month in July to nearly $300,000, as sales are struggling to keep up. ...
Read More »Land-Use Regulations and its Impact on Affordability
A new study from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies analyzes the efforts over the past five decades to remove barriers to homeownership, and certain zoning regulations ...
Read More »Studying the Amount of Homes for Sale in the U.S.
Rising home prices paired with the longest economic expansion is U.S. history has caused affordability to plummet. The result of this has been increasing inventory, and CoreLogic reported ...
Read More »Poll: Trade War with China to Impact Housing Market
A report from Reuters reveals that the trade war between the U.S. and China may stop some of the growth of the U.S. housing market from additional interest ...
Read More »Bringing Fannie and Freddie out of Conservatorship
The plan to put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in private hands was originally expected earlier this summer, but is now expected as soon as September.
Read More »What’s Ahead for the Housing Market as 2020 Approaches?
The Home Buying Institute’s latest analysis of the housing market moving forward predicts that home prices will continue their ascent for the rest of the year and into ...
Read More »The Rise of Existing Home Sales
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales rose 2.5% in July and are up 0.6% from last year. “Falling mortgage rates are improving housing ...
Read More »Tenure Length Increasing for Homeowners
First American Financial Corporation is reporting that tenure length has increased year-over-year by 11% in July and has caused the loss of nearly 450,000 potential home sales—a monthly ...
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