Tag Archives: homes

Although they figure prominently on most people’s amenity list, U.S. homebuyers will put the brakes on some “must-have” features if it means securing a home in a desirable school district, according to a report. Here’s what they’re willing to forego.

How can the mortgage servicing industry work together to be better prepared for when a disaster strikes? The Five Star Institute’s Disaster Preparedness Summit hosted by DIMONT and Five Brothers on Wednesday tried to answer this question. Here are some key takeaways from the event.

A new report ranks cities where buyers face the stiffest and laxest competition to purchase a home. Click through to learn which common denominator binds these markets together.

A study found that the annualized return on home sales in the nation’s 100 largest metros ranges from 2 percent to 14 percent. Here’s a look at the metros that top the list. Hint: Homeowners in the Northeast stand to gain the most.

Sales of existing homes decreased for the third straight month in June, despite strong homebuyer demand. Will the existing-home sales numbers offer an opportunity for homebuilders constructing new homes meet this demand?

American homeowners don't seem to like the buying process, a new study finds. Click through to learn which generation of homeowners found the journey from being a homebuyer to an owner most difficult.

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.

A recent housing and mortgage market report looks at a “simple but powerful fact” that’s impacting the housing market today. What is the significance of this factor, especially in a market that is seeing a rapid rise in home prices?

The risk of mortgage application fraud rose along with an increase in purchase loan applications. Click through to learn which metro had the greatest increase in the fraud risk.

The latest data on housing starts released by the Census Bureau was disappointing for many analysts. Here are the factors that experts think are impacting the construction of new homes despite a strong construction labor market and rising builder confidence.