Tag Archives: Housing Markets

Eight years after the crisis, many national housing metrics such as existing-home sales, new home sales, and home price appreciation are experiencing post-crisis highs. Some markets are lagging behind in the recovery, however.

The younger millennial generation has a seemingly endless checklist of qualifications for where they want to live once they get college out of the way. Where are the best places for them to live based on their checklist?

Studies generally find that the housing markets with the most activity are in the West. One recent report found a notable exception, however.

Markets in California and Utah made up more than half of the list of the top 10 performing housing markets in the nation.

Out of the 100 metros tracked by Freddie Mac's MiMi, 99 of them experienced year-over-year gains.

According to a report, the most undervalued markets are between the Atlantic Ocean and Detroit, while the most overvalued begin in Texas and head toward the Pacific.

While some housing markets have since climbed their way back up to reach new peaks, others are still struggling to reach their previous highs.

The gap between hot and cold housing communities in some cases exists within the same core-based statistical area (CBSA).

Pent-up demand and low mortgage rates are causing homes to sell fastest in Vallejo, California and in nine other markets in the U.S., according to new data from Realtor.com.

Housing markets in metros all over the country are improving and many metros are making their way back to their benchmark ranges, according to an index from Freddie Mac.