Tag Archives: Affordability

Record-low yields on U.S. treasuries are keeping mortgage rates down near all-time lows, which in turn is driving increases in house-buying power and affordability.

According to a report, the most undervalued markets are between the Atlantic Ocean and Detroit, while the most overvalued begin in Texas and head toward the Pacific.

There are two occurrences happening simultaneously in the market: some of the hottest housing markets may be slowing down, while those that have been slow to rebound are finally heating up.

Although mortgage interest rates continue to remain at historical lows, the benefits of this current environment are not being taken advantage of by borrowers due to one pressing factor in the market: surging home price increases.

Affordable monthly mortgage payments, positive home values, and competition are attracting first-time homebuyers to these 10 markets.

Mortgage affordability has remained mostly favorable, causing demand for homes in the market to rise at a rapid pace but supply remains at a disadvantage.

Home prices are climbing higher, interest rate hikes are imminent, and supply continues to fall short of demand. Are these factors enough to derail expansion in the housing market?

Job gains were solid and the labor force participation rate reached a 15-month high in February's Employment Summary from the BLS. But the news was not all positive.

Based on the best combination of rising home prices, favorable affordability, and strong demand mixed with demographic and economic conditions that suggest strong future demand for housing, where are the hottest single-family housing markets located?

Slower growth in the housing market, including modest home price increases and falling interest rates, are diminishing the affordability issue it the U.S.