Buying a house in 2018 has become steadily more intricate with consistent declines in availability and continued price increases, according to an analysis by Realtor.com that identified a shift in ...
Read More »Study Says: Home Affordability at its Lowest Since 2009
How much does it take to buy an average single-family home in the country? The answer would be approximately $283,000 according to Black Knight Inc’s Mortgage Monitor Report ...
Read More »Pending Home Sales Slip to Their Lowest in Three Years
An overall growing economy, rising incomes, and a strong job market did little to increase the number of buyers signing on the dotted line to achieve their dream ...
Read More »Home Price Growth Slowing in Several Markets
Since the 2008 financial crisis, predicting where the housing market is headed next has become a game with very high stakes indeed. Tracking the interactions between home prices, ...
Read More »Existing-Home Sales Hit Biggest Slump in Three Years
Existing-home sales dropped both month-over-month and year-over-year in January 2018, experiencing their largest annual decline in over three years, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. NAR’s Existing-Home Sales calculations ...
Read More »Homebuyers: It Pays to be Married
Eleven years - that’s the time it would take for a single homebuyer to purchase a home, according to an analysis by Zillow. On the other hand, a ...
Read More »Housing Affordability Remains Steady in Q4 2017
A new report finds that Americans' ability to afford homes where they live and work hasn't moved much since last year. Whether that's going to stay true, though, is anyone's guess.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Checking In on Affordable Housing Markets
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will release its quarterly NAHB Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) for the fourth quarter of 2017 on Thursday, February 8 at 10 ...
Read More »Survey of U.S. Mayors Spotlights Housing Concerns
High housing costs are one of the chief factors driving people away from certain cities and into others—that’s according to the results of an annual survey that polls ...
Read More »Inventory and Affordability Issues Soften Existing Home Sales Growth
Existing home sales slipped 3.6 percent to 5.57 million in December from a downwardly revised 5.78 million in November 2017, according to the monthly existing home sales report ...
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