There’s a persisting gap between actual existing home sales and their potential in an otherwise robust housing market, according to a report. Here are the factors responsible for the gap and ways to bridge it.
Read More »Top 10 Cities with Million-Dollar Homes
Million dollar homes are far rarer than one would think, a study that looked at cities with the highest concentration of such property found. Which were those cities?
Read More »The Features That Sell Homes
People don't buy houses so much as they buy homes. But, statistically, what are homebuyers most looking for? Recent reports shed some light.
Read More »Houses on the Market: Gone in 54 Days
Buyers who find good listings should not wait, given the numbers in a new report on the speed of home sales in the United States. Inventory, however, looks to remain an obstacle.
Read More »Why Homeowners Aren’t Moving and Renters Aren’t Buying
Mobility among homeowners and renters is at an all-time low, according to Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey. Are their concerns with moving exacerbating the shortage of housing supply?
Read More »How the U.S. Economy is Driving Housing Demand
On Tuesday, a webinar dwelled on the state of the housing market and trends to look out for in the near future. Here’s how the housing market performed in the first half of 2018 and what one can expect for the rest of the year.
Read More »Deep Diving Into New Home Sales
New Home sales are rising but will the growing numbers sustain? Here’s what experts are saying about the factors that can impact new home sales as the industry moves into the peak homebuying season.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Focus on Home Prices
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller HPI releasing on Tuesday gives a snapshot on the movement of home prices across the country. Here’s what else is happening in the week ahead.
Read More »The Dual Headwinds of the Mortgage Market
While weaker affordability has been the focus of the housing market in the first half of 2018, according to Freddie Mac, these factors are likely to keep total mortgage loan originations slightly down this year.
Read More »Where the Housing Market Is Headed
It seems like the perfect economy for everyone to find a reasonably priced home, but competition driven by low inventory is an issue. Could that be changing?
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