The share of both new and existing homes sold during the third quarter that were affordable to families earning the median income dropped off slightly. What was behind the decline?
Read More »The Effect of Raising Conforming Loan Limits
The GSEs' national conforming loan limit has remained unchanged for 10 years. How would raising that limit affect origination volumes?
Read More »Home Price Appreciation Hits 52-Month Streak
What economic factors are behind the increase in home prices and are all states experiencing this trend?
Read More »Home Price Appreciation Regains Momentum
The pace of home price appreciation slowed somewhat at the beginning of 2016, but in the last few months it has increased. What factors were behind the faster rates of appreciation?
Read More »The Not-So-Slow Slowdown of Existing-Home Sales
The pace of existing-home sales has softened for two straight months, but historical data shows that pace in a better light.
Read More »Is An Affordability Crisis Brewing?
Housing prices are near or even past their pre-recession peaks in some markets. When other economic factors are figured in, is price appreciation making homes less affordable?
Read More »Home Price Appreciation: What it Means for the Market
Dr. Richard K. Green, Director of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, discusses with MReport the effects of home price appreciation, obstacles to homeownership, and other areas of the housing market.
Read More »Existing-Home Sales Outlook is Not So Pretty
Existing-home sales cooled off in the latest report, and the immediate future doesn't look too bright, according to one analysis.
Read More »Appreciation Pace ‘Probably Not Sustainable’. . . But Have No Fear
Home prices are expected to continue to rise at approximately their current level of appreciation for the next year. But the market is not in immediate danger of another collapse, according to one analysis.
Read More »Energy States Most Likely to See Price Drops
The likelihood that home prices will decline is itself declining overall. But not in some places.
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