Builders remained confident about the strength of the housing market and the growth of consumer demand in the housing market according to the National Association of Home Builders ...
Read More »Housing Affordability Remains Steady in Q4 2017
A new report finds that Americans' ability to afford homes where they live and work hasn't moved much since last year. Whether that's going to stay true, though, is anyone's guess.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Checking In on Affordable Housing Markets
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will release its quarterly NAHB Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) for the fourth quarter of 2017 on Thursday, February 8 at 10 ...
Read More »Homebuyers Still Worried About Prices and Availability
Potential homebuyers are having their plans hampered by limited availability and affordability, leading some to reconsider staying in their current home and renovating instead. That’s according to a ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Bank of America Q4 Results
Bank of America will release its fourth quarter results on Wednesday. Here's what else is in store for the week ahead.
Read More »What Homebuyers Want
Despite current market challenges, there are some housing attributes a borrower just isn’t willing to give up. In the latest ValueInsured Modern Homebuyer Survey conducted in the last week ...
Read More »Construction Builds on Previous Progress
Residential construction spending has been trending upwards in recent years, but is that holding true as we wind toward the end of 2017?
Read More »Builder Confidence Rallies
Builder confidence hit an eight-month high in November according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). Confidence in the market for newly-built single-family ...
Read More »Construction of Large Homes Drops
While 2015 saw the most growth in the construction of 5,000+ square foot homes since the housing bubble, 2016 saw a significant drop-off. We analyze what this means for the national housing market.
Read More »Everything’s Bigger in Texas…Including Housing Gains
A new Leading Markets Index report shows nationwide growth in Q3 2017, but single-family housing permits continue to struggle. Leading the way are three Texas metros, with areas in the South close behind...
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