According to TransUnion’s Q4 2022 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report, Q4 of 2022 saw many consumers continuing to look to credit as a means to help stave off financial pressures caused by inflation.
Read More »Highest-Ranking Retirement Destinations May Not Be Where You Think
According to a new StorageCafe study, while Florida boasts two of the top three metropolitan areas for retirees, half of the nation’s best retirement destinations were found in the Northeast, with New York's New York City and Albany atop the list.
Read More »Examining Homeownership Gender Gaps
Single women own an estimated 2.64 million more homes than single men nationwide, according to a new LendingTree study, and are more likely to own their homes. Click here to see where the homeownership gap between genders is the largest in the U.S.
Read More »Homebuyers Return as Market Shifts Toward Their Favor
According to a new Redfin study, as homebuyers adjust to 6% mortgage rates, more homes have gone under contract in January than in the entire fourth quarter, up from a low in November and December.
Read More »Potential Homebuyers Opting to Rent Rather Than Buy
The share of families living in apartments has reached the highest level in half a century, as a new RentCafe study shows more of those who could purchase a home are choosing instead to rent.
Read More »Renting a Home Now Costs Less Than Homebuying
On average, the monthly cost of buying a starter home in December 2022 was nearly 50% higher than the cost of renting, according to Realtor.com's Monthly Rental Report.
Read More »Most Homeowners ‘Well Positioned’ for Recession
“More than a decade of home price increases has given homeowners record amounts of equity, which protects them from foreclosure should they fall behind on their mortgage payments,” said Molly Boesel, Principal Economist at CoreLogic.
Read More »Mortgage-Rate Drops Attract Homebuyers
According to a new report from Redfin, home prices saw a small increase in January as mortgage-rate drops begin to bring homebuyers back to the market.
Read More »Household Growth Driven by Millennials in 2022
A new study from the Joint Center for Housing Studies revealed that annual household growth between 2019 and 2021 averaged between 2.0 million and 2.4 million per year, fueled primarily by millennials.
Read More »High Housing Costs Drove Relocation in 2022
As homebuyers nationwide face inflationary home prices, those who purchased a home relocated at an unprecedented rate in Q4, as elevated mortgage rates and economic uncertainty drove many homebuyers to more affordable areas.
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