Market Data + Trends Housing affordability improved in first quarter of 2014 Almost two-thirds (65.5 percent) of new and existing homes sold nationwide in the first quarter of the year were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $63,900.
features Study ranks walkability in America's largest metros Despite its beautiful setting in the Rockies, Denver ranks middle of the pack in a George Washington University study for walkability in...
features Two charts prove why now is the right time to buy The current interest rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage is 4.19 percent, according to data from the Federal Reserve. It’s the cheapest it...
features Home prices stabilize per FNC report HousingWire reports that the FNC Residential Price Index, which excludes distressed properties, recorded a growth of 0.6 percent from March...
features Low new-home sales in May, MBA index says NAHB's Eye on Housing reports that applications for new home purchases decreased by a not seasonally adjusted monthly rate of 8.4 percent in...
features New estimate and disclosure forms will have big impact The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau undertook a research project to gather opinions and test new approaches on how the layout and...
features Busting persistent myths on mortgages Freddie Mac Vice President Christina Boyle shares a word of advice to the 72 percent of Americans in their prime home-buying years who,...
features U.S. housing starts hit a million for second month Bloomberg reports that builders have reached the 1 million mark in U.S. home starts in May. Paired with a strengthening job market, a...
Products PCBC announces Parade of Products winners A panel of judges chose 15 winners representing innovative new homebuilding products.
features Standard Pacific acquires Streetman Homes Standard Pacific Corporation has acquired the homebuilding operations of Austin, Texas builder Streetman Homes. This acquisition gives...