The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University has released a new report on the state of the American Rental market. Click through to find the six key data points highlighted by the report.
Read More »2024 Brightens for Homebuyers
According to a new Bright MLS Forecast, a slowdown in price growth and reduction in mortgage rates should boost the housing market over the next 12 months.
Read More »Affordability at a Tipping Point?
"The good news is that home affordability has stopped getting tougher around the U.S., at least for the moment. The bad news is that owning a home remains more of a financial stretch than it's been for many years," said Rob Barber, CEO for ATTOM Data.
Read More »Consumers Express Increasing Housing Market Frustrations
New findings from Fannie Mae’s HSPI revealed consumers are increasingly expressing “pessimism toward the larger economy this month, in addition to their ongoing frustration with the housing market,” said Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae Senior VP and Chief Economist.
Read More »Digitalization and the Need for a National Zoning Atlas
Efforts to use this digitized data for urban development must also keep in mind how this sort of data has been used historically. A new post from David Luberoff, Deputy Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, dives into the concept.
Read More »Fannie Mae Examines Remote Work and Affordability
“When remote work is coupled with the reported rise in the importance of affordability, it's not surprising that respondents expressed a greater willingness to live farther from their current location,” noted a Fannie Mae report. “Of course, renters indicated the greatest affordability concerns, as well as a willingness to consider areas farther away from their current location.”
Read More »Homebuyer Assistance Programs Experience Quarterly Uptick
According to a new report from Down Payment Resource, the number of homebuyer assistance programs available to help people finance homes inched forward 0.5%, offering more opportunities to those who remain financially worried about housing costs.
Read More »Freddie Mac Recognizes Home Possible RISE Award Winners
The GSE names both national and local lending companies, as well as their loan originators, who have made a commitment to making responsible and sustainable homeownership a reality nationwide.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Rise for Second Straight Week
After a five-week string of declining rates, mortgage rates rose modestly for the second consecutive week, on the eve of the GSE’s enacting changes to loan-level price adjustments geared toward tackling housing affordability challenges nationwide.
Read More »Gen Zers, Millennials Cite Affordability as Deterrent to Homeownership
A new report from Zillow has found that younger generations still believe owning a home is part of the American dream but believe they might need to win the lottery in order to achieve that dream.
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