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Asking rents have declined year-over-year in three of the last four months, according to a new Rent.com report, dropping a total of four times in 2023. As prices continue to climb in the Midwest, other regions saw annual declines in November, as the market continues its seasonal slowdown.

Outpacing millennials, Gen Zers are now driving renter households, according to a new analysis from the Joint Center for Housing Studies. As Gen Z rental demand heightens and older generations exit the rental market, experts predict the number of renter households Gen Z adds in the next 15 years will be an important pillar of housing demand.

While saving for a down payment continues to be one of the most challenging barriers to homeownership for many, Freddie Mac’s latest multipronged action removes industry-wide barriers to down payment assistance (DPA) programs, helping provide mortgage loans and financial assistance to lower-income homebuyers across the nation.

According to Bank of America's latest Homebuyer Insights Report, the estimated number of prospective buyers willing to wait for prices and/or mortgage rates to fall before purchasing a home is down from a whopping 85% recorded in June.

The Joint Center for Housing Studies has released Housing America’s Older Adults 2023 report, revealing that the older population is surging, presenting imminent challenges to supply housing and care for millions of Americans in the coming years.

As inflation eases and mortgage rates fell from their highest level, housing payments declined. A new Redfin report reveals an uptick in new listings, and what the drop in monthly payments could mean for homeowners and buyers in the coming year.

A new LendingTree report revealed how consumers feel about current market conditions, the likelihood of the market crashing in 2024, and just how many are actively hoping it does.

While the national population growth rate plummeted during the pandemic, the latest State of the Nation’s Housing report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies revealed migration and immigration were the key source of growth in 2022, as domestic migration was the largest source of growth in 56% of the counties analyzed.

Single-family homeowners and condo owners are losing hundreds of dollars by the day, according to a new Point2 analysis. Learn which cities were hit the hardest in this latest study.

As Americans hold tightly to their low mortgage rates, more than 90% of homeowners remain financially disincentivized from selling their homes, as it would cost more to borrow the same amount of money they owe on their current mortgage. A new study from First American dives into the situation.