While mobile homes are typically less expensive than more traditional site-built, single-family housing, according to a new LendingTree report, that doesn’t mean they’re cheap. See how much mobile homes are costing across the U.S. in this new report.
Read More »Are These the Most At-Risk U.S. Housing Markets?
“Some parts of the country continue to pop up on the radar as places to watch for signs of housing-market drop-offs, based on key quarterly measures,” said Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM. “Once again, it is important to stress that getting onto the most-vulnerable list doesn’t signal an imminent crash for any local market.”
Read More »Government Agencies Work together to ‘Decarbonize the Building Sector’
“The new partnerships that we are announcing today underscore our strong and enduring commitment to energy efficiency and climate resiliency for our nation’s communities, homes, buildings, and infrastructure. It also underscores our commitment to sharing research on climate impacts faced by those most at risk,” said U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia L. Fudge.
Read More »A “Perfect Storm” in 2023 Caused an Affordability Crisis for the Ages
A combination of “inflation, high prices, soaring mortgage rates, and low housing supply caused 2023 to go down as the least affordable year for housing in recent history,” said Redfin Senior Economist Elijah de la Campa.
Read More »Congress Examines Governmental Barriers to Housing Affordability
The House Financial Services Committee recently gathered a panel of housing experts to analyze affordability challenges in the housing marketplace, with a focus on governmental barriers such as zoning policies that have exacerbated these issues.
Read More »Habitat for Humanity Helped Build, Improve $13M+ of Homes in 2023
"This year, in the face of a global housing crisis, Habitat staff, supporters, volunteers, advocates and homeowners made meaningful progress toward our vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live," said Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International.
Read More »2023 Migration Patterns Revealed
Atlas Van Lines, a national residential moving company, has released their year-end annual report using internal data to determine larger migrations patterns.
Read More »Younger Generations Facing the Negative Impacts of Homeownership
While more than 40% of all U.S. mortgages were obtained in 2020 or 2021 when rates were at their lowest, younger generations are currently bearing the unfortunate brunt of high mortgage rates, preventing many from buying and attaining the dream of homeownership.
Read More »Homeownership Remains Biggest Driver of Wealth Accumulation Among Most Households
“Despite the risk of volatility in the housing market, homeownership remains an important driver of wealth accumulation and the largest source of total wealth among most households,” said Ksenia Potapov, an Economist at First American Financial.
Read More »Home Upkeep Averaging $10K Annually
New data proves the financial and time burden of home maintenance has been amplified by economic uncertainty and the reliability of home service providers.
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