...range of their benchmark averages on Freddie Mac’s Multi-Indicator Market Index (MiMi). The biggest improvements occurred in the South, whereas markets in the West are continuing to have affordability issues,...

Some recent reports have indicated that home price appreciation is outpacing wage gains, thus crimping affordability in the single-family housing market. One analysis found, however, that when house prices are...

...home prices in 14 cities were higher in August than in July. Other housing data including sales of existing single-family homes, measures of housing affordability, and permits for new construction...

...The industry will see how existing-home sales fared in September when the NAR publishes the September 2016 report on Thursday, October 20. With affordability being a concern in some markets...

...own homes. Are Americans moving less because of post-crisis housing affordability issues or increased land-use regulations? Not likely. The Fed’s research shows that migration has dropped even in states with...

...to only 17 percent of those without student loan debt. Those surveyed are divided evenly as to their opinions on affordability; 45 percent said they believe that homes in their...

...With affordability being a concern in some markets because of price appreciation outpacing wage growth and job gains, on the surface it seems like existing-home sales are down after hitting...

...peaks in some markets. With home prices nationwide having appreciated by 6.2 percent over-the-year in August and showing little signs of slowing, affordability is becoming a bigger problem, according to...

...higher prices reflect higher rents and reflect an increasing affordability problem. Are people refinancing also? They are, although because of HARP, people who have Fannie or Freddie loans can refinance...

...a strain on sales growth, particularly as the resulting price gains erode affordability, but demand for housing remains elevated nonetheless,” Ten-X stated. “The labor market is adding jobs at a...