An upcoming Senate Banking Committee hearing will discuss the state of the nation’s banking system, and how the nation’s bank regulators have resolved these institutional failures.
Read More »Where Single-Family Homes Are Cheaper Than Condos
According to a Point2 study, American respondents said transitioning from a condo to a house would be easier in 20 of the largest U.S. cities analyzed.
Read More »Gross Profits on Home Flips Fall to $68k Per Flip
According to a new report from CoreLogic, Southwestern counties ranked highest in a recent “Safest Place to Live” study, offering homeowners in those areas more protection from some weather-related climate risks.
Read More »Study: The Unintended Consequences of Rent Control Policies
Across America, rent control policies reduce investment and development, according to a study from the National Apartment Association that examines how rent control is hurting housing supply nationwide.
Read More »Spring Homebuyers Greeted by Another Dip in Mortgage Rates
Mortgage rates fell for the second consecutive week, spurring a jump in mortgage apps at the outset of the spring homebuying season.
Read More »A Cooling Market Is Pushing Back on High Down Payments
The correlation between the asking price and the size of the down payment is behaving as expected—as the housing market has cooled over the past year, down payment amounts are down by 10%.
Read More »Americans Struggling to Pay Rent as Affordability Worsens
"The general rule of thumb is that you shouldn't spend more than 30% of your income on housing, but the data shows that in eight of the 50 largest metros, many renters are doing just that," said Realtor.com Chief Economist Danielle Hale.
Read More »Mortgage Apps Gain for the Third Consecutive Week
The dip in mortgage rates has kicked the spring homebuying season off on the right foot, as the MBA reports overall app volume on the rise for the third straight week, amid uncertainty over the health of the banking sector.
Read More »FOMC Raises Rates Yet Again in Inflationary Battle
The historic ninth increase of interest rates in just over a year occurred at the conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committees March meeting. Click through to find out how much rates are going up this time.
Read More »Single-Family Rent Price Growth Experiences Lowest Appreciation Rate Since 2021
According to a new CoreLogic report, single-family rent price growth was up by nearly 6% year-over-year in January, marking the lowest rate of appreciation since the spring of 2021.
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