Is it better to rent or to own? That's one of the most enduring questions in the housing arena is, and a new study by PropertyShark and RENTCafé shines some new light ...
Read More »Catch You on the Flip-Side
House-flipping can be a lucrative endeavor. According to a WalletHub report released Tuesday, flippers made average gross profits of about $68,000 in 2017. But not all markets afford equal flipping ...
Read More »The Numbers Making the Market
Home prices continued their steady year-over-year incline in May, reaching a price growth of 6.4 percent since May 2017, according to the most recent Case-Shiller Home Price Index ...
Read More »Go East For the Nation’s Hottest ZIP Codes
A quarterly report ranking ZIP codes that have the hottest markets in the country shows that the sun is rising in the East for the housing market. Here are some cities that are giving the usual suspects a run for their money.
Read More »Pending Home Sales Lag
Though they saw a slight uptick in June, contract signings remained below the sales recorded last year, according to recent data. What are the positive and negative factors impacting pending home sales?
Read More »Affordability vs. Buying Power
Affordability in the housing market has a lot of nuances that belie seemingly obvious numbers. A new report examines these subtleties in U.S. housing.
Read More »The Drivers of Greater Mortgage Risk
Mortgage risk rose across all loans, led by the FHA and GSE purchase indices, according to a report. Here are some of the factors that are driving greater risk in borrowing.
Read More »Just How Available Is Mortgage Credit?
Mortgage credit access is expanding, but the data sometimes gives a misleading picture of who’s getting mortgages and from where. Here’s what a report focusing on mortgage denial rates found.
Read More »The Next Steps in Mel Watt Investigation
Accusations of sexual harassment leveled against Director Watt by an Agency employee have triggered a federal investigation and many unanswered questions.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Measuring National Mortgage Risk
On Monday, a briefing on national mortgage risk will focus on the quarterly performance of government guaranteed mortgage loans. Here’s what else is in store in The Week Ahead.
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