Tag Archives: Home Price Appreciation

Thanks to rising mortgage rates, experts expect home values will surpass their 2007 peaks by April of this year.

Home prices have been steadily rising since bottoming out in early 2012, posting 50-plus consecutive months of appreciation, according to multiple industry reports.

Eight years has made all the difference in several single-family housing markets that were affected most by the recession. Many of these markets now rank among the healthiest, one analysis reported.

The home price growth the nation has experienced in the last four-plus years since prices bottomed out is expected to continue over the next 12 months, but the effect may be adverse for housing.

Home price acceleration is moving at its fastest clip in a decade, which is not necessarily a good thing, according to one analysis.

What factors pushed housing affordability in Q4 down to its lowest level in eight years, according to one analysis?

While home price recovery has been somewhat uneven across the country, nationwide averages of home price appreciation indicate that prices are rapidly approaching levels not seen since before the recession.

For months, home price appreciation has outpaced wage growth, which has been hurting affordability. It appears that trend may be changing, however.

Home prices have been rising steadily since hitting their trough in January 2012, and are up to their pre-crisis peaks in many markets. According to the latest data, which markets have reached new peaks?

While housing affordability has taken a bit of a hit nationwide as of late, particularly in the West, the South has made some impressive gains recently, according to one analysis.