How many people lost eligibility for refinancing following just a 0.5-point increase in mortgage rates?
Read More »Housing Market in Sin City Stabilizing
After years of volatile activity, Las Vegas’ housing market is hitting the jackpot with an influx of new buyers.
Read More »North Carolina Market Straying from Single-Family Housing
Another market is making a move to higher-density zoning, which, according to the city council, would help minorities achieve homeownership.
Read More »Recession Recovery Lacking in Rural Areas
A new report from Zillow finds that the top markets are responsible for most of the housing growth over the past decade. How much have rural areas contributed?
Read More »Addressing Washington’s Housing Issues
A new analysis details how the nation’s capital can address some of its housing struggles as it deals with rising cost and shrinking inventory.
Read More »Competition Cools in Major Markets
New information shows that rising home prices are causing fewer offers to face a bidding war, with one market reporting a nearly 60% drop in competition.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Examining Home Prices
CoreLogic will releases its monthly Home Price Index report on on Tuesday, September 3, after June’s report showed home prices rebounded. The report states that homes priced 25% ...
Read More »Reversal of Course for Pending Home Sales
Pending home sales for July fell 2.5% and year-over-year contract signings fell 0.3%, reversing increases from the prior month, according to the National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home ...
Read More »Walk This Way? Home Prices Rising in Certain Areas
Redfin reports that home-sale prices in neighborhoods that are walkable increased annually 2.3% to an average of $343,900 in July, compared to 4.3% growth in car-dependent areas. The ...
Read More »Tappable Equity Grows
Tappable equity growth had been slowing in recent quarters due to rising interest rates and slowing home price growth, but Q2 2019 saw a turnaround.
Read More »