Efforts to alleviate the housing shortage in Hawaii can’t happen until infrastructure across the islands is addressed.
Read More »What Millennials, Gen Z Expect When Buying a Home
A new survey reveals that many borrowers from these generations are unaware of the costs that come along with homeownership. How many believe they “pay nothing” for closing costs?
Read More »Where Mortgage Refi Applications Get the Greenlight
A new study by LendingTree found that one western state has an approval rate of more than 80%. Here’s how the rest of the nation compares.
Read More »A Closer Look: Ties Between Mortgage Rates, Fraud, and Defects
Here’s why Mark Fleming, Chief Economist at First American, said that examining these trends “may shed light on what to expect for defect risk in the near future.”
Read More »Refinancing’s Impact on Mortgage Market
Two new reports from Freddie Mac and the MBA examine mortgage trends, as well as the continuing wave of refi. Click through to read all the latest.
Read More »The Long Drive for Homeownership for Millennials
Prospective buyers say that owning a single-single family home is more valuable than having a shorter commute to work. Does that trend vary by region or generation?
Read More »The Shrinking Size of Single-Family Homes
Home sizes have been shrinking for several years and the National Association of Home Builders says this pattern is consistent coming out of a recession.
Read More »The Most Wonderful Time of the Year for Homebuying?
A study of more than 23 million sales over the past six years found one month had three days with discounts on home purchases.
Read More »Bidding Wars, Competition to Heat Up in 2020
Click through to read why Redfin projects for the housing market to become more competitive, although bidding wars are at a 10-year low.
Read More »A Wave of Housing Inventory to Soon Arrive
A new forecast shows that nearly 20 millions homes are set to become available in the next 20 years. What markets could see the most significant impact?
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