...unusually high home prices compared to historic norms of affordability. By metro, Miami and Lakeland in Florida have the highest Risk Index values. Arch notes that the Lakeland area is...

...improve housing affordability, "it needs to expand the role of private markets through increased competition." Writing for Forbes, Norbert Michael, Director of the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage...

...drag on economic growth for six consecutive quarters, due to the housing affordability crisis. The Federal reserve will soon be meeting to discuss whether to slash interest rates for the...

...are going up faster than incomes, and that's led to some of the affordability challenges that we see in the market," said Danielle Hale, Chief Economist of realtor.com. "Homes were...

...on each month’s U.S. median home sale price. Additionally, a typical mortgage payment also helped to measure the impact of inflation, mortgage rates, and home prices on affordability over time....

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced it opposes the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, stating it would mandate “overly costly” requirements that would harm housing affordability. The...

...transparency of claims process in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, and H.R. 3167 would reauthorize the NFIP for five years and includes numerous reforms to increase affordability, mapping and modernization....

...sheets, low mortgage rates, and a surge in refinance activity,” Duncan continued. “However, the housing industry still doesn’t have an answer for the related problems of low supply and affordability....

...Washington have seen the greatest increases in maintenance spend year over year, which may indicate a relationship between elevated construction costs and national affordability challenges. We expect that construction spending...

...San Diego’s affordability ranking was among the worst in the nation, coming in at No. 51. New York, New York, had the nations’ worst affordability ranking, but the best quality...