Market Studies

GOBankingRates listed the top 11 up-and-coming housing markets for U.S. homebuyers, finding that the Denver, Colorado is a rapidly growing housing market.

A new report from Realtor.com released Thursday found that strong housing supply-and-demand dynamics driven by affordability, are expanding local economies. In addition, lifestyle benefits are spotlighting markets and attracting new buyers.

A slight drop in nationwide housing affordability was recorded in the second quarter of 2015, mostly due to rising home prices, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index released today.

Many Americans are gearing up to purchase a home in the coming years. According to BMO Harris Bank 2015 Homebuyers Report, 52 percent of Americans say they are likely to buy a home in the next five years.

A Trulia survey released Wednesday found that a key selling point for buyers are schools and areas that market quality schools. A good school district can be a determining factor for a buyer when purchasing a home, especially for families with children.

Home prices rose in almost all metro areas in the U.S. mostly due to the increase in home sales, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors.

The Urban Institute addressed the looming questions surrounding the housing market health in a report released Monday, determining that no single indicator can gauge market health and the market is nowhere near 2001 levels.

In the single-family 55+ housing market, builder confidence remains positive for the second quarter of 2015 with a reading of 57, according to the National Association of Home Builders' 55+ Housing Market Index.

Mortgage credit availability rose in July, mostly due to higher-balance loan programs, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Mortgage Credit Availability Index,

Housing construction trends are showing signs of an increase in total housing starts this year, according to Metrostudy's second quarter 2015 Home Building Outlook, which reviews housing construction trends across the top 100 housing markets nationwide.