Economics Homebuyers Aren’t Worried About the Market… Yet Falling mortgage rates are improving affordability for homebuyers, who aren’t yet concerned about the volatility on Wall Street, CNBC...
Trends Percentage of Prospects Looking to Buy Declines Again As if the housing market needs another indicator foreshadowing a slowdown, a second quarter survey by the National Association of Home...
Leadership Companies With More Female Bosses See Better Stock Market Performance Morgan Stanley looked at 1,875 companies by the percentages of women who are board members, executives, managers, and employees and found...
Single-Family Homes The 2019 Edition of Best Cities For Buying a Family Home SmartAsset released its third annual study about the best places to buy a home big enough for households to raise a family. The study is...
Financing Americans Have More Mortgage Debt but Delinquencies Are Down Mortgage balances for Americans pushed to the highest level ever, totaling $9.4 trillion during the second quarter, per the Federal Reserve...
Affordability Where Has Housing Cost Increased (and Decreased) the Most? Price appreciation may be great if you’re a seller hoping to reap a return on your real estate investment, but for city dwellers on tight...
Smart Home New $7.5 Billion Smart City Project Planned for Las Vegas A new project in Las Vegas aims to redefine “smart city” with tech-heavy and eco-friendly features, Commercial Property Executive reports. ...
Smart + Resilient Cities New Smart Neighborhood Opens in Atlanta The U.S. Department of Energy recently unveiled the Georgia Power Smart Neighborhood, an Atlanta community of 46 smart townhomes that will...
Building Materials Building Material Prices Increased in July Prices paid for residential construction materials increased by 0.7% in July after months of decreases, according to the National...
Market Data + Trends Homeowners Value A/C Over Proximity to Family and Friends A new survey found that the majority of homeowners value living in a home with air conditioning over living near their friends or family,...