It’s no secret that housing inventory is tight. Demand is also high. But that doesn’t mean people are buying, analysis shows.
Read More »Are Slow Pending Home Sales a Bad Omen for Housing?
Pending home sales have cooled off in three of the past four months. Could this be a sign of a stalling housing market?
Read More »Energy States Most Likely to See Price Drops
The likelihood that home prices will decline is itself declining overall. But not in some places.
Read More »Buyers Turning to New Homes as Existing Inventory Shrinks
The pace of new residential home sales soared year-over-year in August, and demand for these homes is expected to increase in the coming months.
Read More »In Some Markets, Income Growth Outpaces Price Appreciation
While analysts have long said that home price appreciation outpacing income growth is holding back homeownership, one study found that the reverse is true in many markets.
Read More »The Return of Non-Prime Origination Programs
Non-prime mortgage origination programs that use securitization as a funding source are making a comeback, but they are not a simple rebranding of pre-crisis subprime loans, according to one analysis.
Read More »The Ever-Present Down Payment Dilemma
Buyers saving up to buy a home had better be patient. No matter what the city or what the age group, saving for a new home will take years‒‒in some cases, decades.
Read More »Home Value Appreciation is Restoring Equity
Millions of homeowners are in a negative equity position with their homes. That number is dropping substantially every quarter, however.
Read More »Can Higher Education Boost Homeownership?
Federal officials are pondering the weight of student loan debt on young adults. Do the benefits of higher education outweigh the downside of student loan debt when it comes to homeownership?
Read More »Lack of Knowledge Keeps Buyers at Bay
Home price growth, uncertainty about down payments, and tight supply are making renters less sure of whether it’s a good time to buy a home, according to one analysis.
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