Tag Archives: Affordability

Despite improved economic conditions and a better inventory, the housing market has not quite reached its potential. See how affordability and demand issues are holding the market back.

Lenders are expecting lower profits for the eighth consecutive quarter, according to a recent report. What is making these lenders so pessimistic?

While low mortgage rates mean many are becoming first-time homeowners, these rates are seeing a rise. See where the mortgage burden is too high for many buyers.

A recent report found a widening gulf between the income of homebuyers and home prices. What factors have impacted housing affordability this year?

Rising prices, scant inventory, and waning affordability continued to challenge the housing market in the second quarter, according to a report. Here’s what can be done to tame these headwinds in the second half of the year.

Calling today’s housing policy proposals only “partial fixes” to the current challenges in the housing market, a policy research suggests four major themes for effective future housing policy.

Home prices grew at a slower rate with three consecutive months of deceleration in annual appreciation of home values, according to a report. See how this trend impacts home affordability.

Affordability in the housing market has a lot of nuances that belie seemingly obvious numbers. A new report examines these subtleties in U.S. housing.

Here's how new tech—and skilled third-party providers—are advancing the title industry. Editor's Note: This feature originally appeared in the July issue of MReport.

Despite waning affordability, principal and interest mortgage payment commitments by homebuyers are lower than their pre-crisis peaks in some of the priciest housing markets. A study explains the factors impacting a "typical mortgage payment" in these markets.