...cooling is returning to the rental market, like we’ve seen in recent for-sale data,” Realtor.com wrote in their report. “Despite these encouraging indicators for renters, real affordability challenges persist, and...
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Homebuyer Affordability Inches Upward in August
...July to 153.3 in August. Homebuyer affordability increased slightly for Hispanic households, with the national PAPI decreasing from 149.6 in July to 149.2 in August. Homebuyer affordability increased slightly for...
Read More »Mortgage Rates Climb to New 14-Year Highs
...still higher than a year ago, the growth moderated into single-digits, a clear sign that the exponential growth of the past several years has slowed.” However, affordability issues linger for...
Read More »Existing-Home Sales Slip for Seventh Consecutive Month
...homebuying opportunities is to consider moving to a different, lower cost area. According to the Realtor.com August Hottest Markets Report, northeastern and midwestern metros that offer relative real estate affordability...
Read More »Mortgage App Volume Ends Six-Week Skid
...‘affordability,’ with the combination of substantial price increases and rising rates simply pricing more and more Americans out of the market. While this slowdown may not yet be reflected in...
Read More »Property Management, Servicing & Compliance Labs Explore Industry Challenges
...seeing many institutional investors in the distressed sales space right now.” In dealing with the topic of affordability, Breedlove noted, “We must continue to come up with creative solutions to...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Senate to Examine the State of Rural Housing
...Partnership policy and program initiatives toward outcomes that improve the quality, affordability, and availability of housing in Minnesota and beyond. She is a public policy professional and lawyer with more...
Read More »Higher Interest Rates Spell Disaster for Racial Housing Gaps
...households. While the “standard narrative” is that higher interest rates, especially when combined with higher home prices and stagnant, if not lower incomes reduces affordability for households of color relative...
Read More »Examining the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Housing Markets
ATTOM has released a Special Housing Risk Report spotlighting county-level housing markets around the United States that are more or less vulnerable to declines, based on home affordability, unemployment and...
Read More »Op-Ed: How Mortgage Lenders Can Assist Buyers Through a Challenging Marketplace
...life of a loan. Lenders should also make sure that homebuyers are aware of the different products available that are designed to tackle affordability issues. For example, the idea that...
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