Bigger down-payment checks, offers well over the asking price, waived contingencies, and participating in more on-site home tours—analysts explore recent shifts.
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The incredible increase in demand for homes in 2020 has made things hard on renters who hope to buy a house, even those with considerable purchasing power. Those shoppers might fare better in certain regions.
Read More »Exploring Causes and Effects of 2020 Housing-Market Trends
Last year was the biggest for the low-down-payment mortgage market in history—an economist examines the year’s exceptional highs and lows.
Read More »Existing Home Sales Dip Attributed to Low Inventory
Despite the drop, economists say the market is still outperforming pre-pandemic levels.
Read More »Best Strategies for Approaching Homebuying Competition
Here's how to improve the odds of winning a bidding war by 290%, according to a recent study.
Read More »Newark Is Helping Researchers Understand Minority-Homeownership Barriers
The city, where a larger percentage of Black and Latinx people own homes than their White counterparts, is the backdrop for studying the pandemic's economic impact on communities of color.
Read More »Economist: This is the Strongest Seller’s Market Since 2006
How long will prices continue to soar, and when will demand settle down? Researchers examine the latest data.
Read More »Cities With the Most and Fewest Homes on the Market
By state, Florida leads the way in the number of homes for sale. Click through for data on how other states are faring.
Read More »Women Play an Important Role in Today’s Housing Market
However, researchers are delving into data to determine how much the pandemic and its economic fallout will threaten progress.
Read More »Senator Pat Toomey Introduces Framework for Housing Reform
As part of his "guiding principles for reform," Banking Committee member Pat Toomey say he has set the stage for ending "the government-sponsored enterprise duopoly," and more.
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