A recent Redfin report reveals findings from the real estate experts’ survey covering Americans’ feelings regarding how their local governments handled the pandemic. The survey was given ...
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A new report states, “housing is one of the biggest positive drivers of wealth creation.” How strong is the correlation between homeownership and wealth?
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Zillow just released findings from its Weekly Market Report portraying housing market data for the week ending on October 31. According to Zillow’s data, the housing market is ...
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The results from the most recent Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey have just been released. The survey, which analyzed data for the week ending on ...
Read More »FHA Issues Pair of Partial Waivers
On Friday, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced the issuance of two temporary partial waivers. This pair of waivers, which will apply directly to the Home Equity Conversion ...
Read More »Despite Low Mortgage Rates, Americans Struggle to Afford Down Payments
A recent report reveals that monthly mortgage payments for U.S. homeowners have hit record lows. What factors are preventing prospective homebuyers from making this first step toward homeownership?
Read More »COVID-19 Might Not Be Causing the Suburban Homebuying Shift
Has the national health crisis really driven an acceleration in residents moving from the cities to the suburbs in droves? An economist addresses the question.
Read More »Female Heads of Households Hit Harder by COVID-19
According to a Zillow report, working women are being far more negatively affected by the recent recession resulting from the pandemic. In fact, the disproportion between men and ...
Read More »How COVID-19 Has Changed Homeowner Satisfaction Levels
Sears recently conducted a survey analyzing Americans’ home satisfaction levels since the pandemic first struck. The company did this by gathering home-improvement data from 1,023 residents nationwide. The ...
Read More »The Salary Needed to ‘Comfortably’ Purchase a Home
A study of 78 cities calculated the salaries that would be necessary to purchase a home without stretching the budget too thin.
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