The latest data on home values reports that more than half of the nation's largest metros gained over $10,000 in value in the last year.
Read More »Buyers Will Need an Extra $7,000 to Afford Down Payment in 2018
With the cost of homes skyrocketing as the year goes on, buyers are forced to gamble on paying a lower down payment today or saving for an extra year and having the home of their dreams rise out of their budget.
Read More »In Demand: Single-Family Rental Homes
Rising home prices and low inventory isn’t just a narrative for homebuyers. As rental houses have been in high demand, a lack of supply is boosting rental home ...
Read More »Undersupplied and Overheated
At the epicenter of the housing crisis was the underwater borrower, a by product of unrealistic price points and an over-heated housing market. Now, according to recent data, some market's are overheating once more.
Read More »Million Dollar ZIPs
Increasing home prices aren’t a trend that just the middle and lower classes are experiencing—those in the million-dollar range are noticing, too. In fact, some of those that used to not have a million-dollar price tag now do.
Read More »What Homeownership Really Costs
New data shows the average U.S. homeowner spends more than $9,000 in maintenance, repairs, and other assorted costs. The question is: are consumers factoring these expenses when homebuying?
Read More »Are the Good Times Coming to an End?
This market indicator has experienced improvement for the last 20-quarters, but according to Zillow data that may all be coming to an end . . .
Read More »The Week Ahead: What’s the Generational Difference in Equity?
The current home market is one filled with heartache for the buyer. While home values are reaching or exceeding the peak values that were set during the housing bubble, inventory is falling rapidly—the fastest since 2013. Take a look at articles coming out on the housing market next week as well as what else is coming in the week ahead.
Read More »Mortgage Payments Unaffordable in Most U.S. Markets
Today’s ever-increasing home prices have made their mark: Buying a home is now unaffordable in more than half of the nation’s biggest markets. And in California? The straits are even more dire. According new analysis, the median price of homes for sale is historically higher than average in the majority of America’s largest metros, meaning buyers need to devote a larger-than-expected share of income toward mortgage payments and, more significantly, down payments.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Immigrant Buyers Impact High End Market
On Wednesday, Zillow will release data on the effects international buyers have on the higher end of the housing market. A related report said foreign born homebuyers helped ...
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