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.
Read More »Homebuyers to Catch a Break In 2024?
Redfin’s new forecast examines whether next year's market will favor buyers, whether renting will lose any of its appeal, and how location will factor in due to issues such as in-office policies, climate risk, and affordability.
Read More »Share of Millennial Renters Declining as Gen Z Fuels Demand
Outpacing millennials, Gen Zers are now driving renter households, according to a new analysis from the Joint Center for Housing Studies. As Gen Z rental demand heightens and older generations exit the rental market, experts predict the number of renter households Gen Z adds in the next 15 years will be an important pillar of housing demand.
Read More »Training for Future Success
Mortgage trainer Ron Vaimberg shares his insight with MortgagePoint in this exclusive interview, highlighting education and amassing industry knowledge as the keys to unlocking success in the year ahead.
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