Tag Archives: Housing Market

For many years, buying a home has been considered to be a no-brainer and an obvious choice when compared to renting a home, but that perception has been altered as the housing market continues to change.

As Fannie Mae sees it, the year ahead will be less like a person in love and more like one in a satisfying longterm relationship. Growth in the U.S. housing market will continue for its seventh straight year, but there will be bills to pay.

Citing under production in the homebuilding sector, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun predicts home prices will continue to rise in 2016…but can such increases match the pace of expansion seen in 2015?

This can’t be good for the housing markets in energy-producing states like Texas and North Dakota.

Worries that the U.S. housing market may suffer the Fed’s first rate hike in a decade should be put to rest.

Oil prices continue to decline at rates that were unexpected to many in the housing industry, and while we all certainly enjoy lower gas prices, this may not be good for the general U.S. economy.

Last year was a stellar year for the single-family rental market. Now the question is, will 2016 growth surpass the growth this market has already established?

Low supply levels and increasing demand in the housing market are fueling home prices, in turn, placing all of the cards into sellers' hands.

The TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule has been shaking up the mortgage industry since October 3, 2015, and in turn, causing lenders everywhere to completely alter their loan origination procedures.

As one year comes to a close and another lies before us—a blank slate of unknown possibility and uncertainty—it is natural to reflect on what’s passed and speculate what’s to come. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the December 2015 edition of MReport magazine, available now.