Land Planning Software Measures Teardown Phenomenon A new tool measures the likelihood that a home will be torn down in Vancouver, a trend also creeping into rapidly appreciating U.S. cities...
Market Data + Trends Buyers Boosted Mortgage Application Volume Last Week Mortgage application volume grew 2.5 percent last week, urged on solely by purchase applications, and ending two weeks of volume drops,...
Market Data + Trends Supply Growth Up Quarterly, Down Annually Inventory on the housing market grew 12.2 percent in the second quarter over the first, and slowed the double-digit downward trend from the...
Market Data + Trends Get a Job in These States Finding one's dream job is easier in these 10 states than in others, according to a new CNBC study. According to the Department of Labor,...
Market Data + Trends Waterfront Property Premiums Receding The price premiums for waterfront homes today are down to 36 percent from the high of 54 percent in 2012, and the average 41 percent since...
Market Data + Trends Open Job Levels in Construction Remain High In May, the share of vacant jobs in construction was flat at 243,000, staying near the post-housing crisis high level of 255,000, according...
Trends Will Americans Embrace ARMs Again? The share of adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) applications is still lower than it was before the housing crash. With interest rates rising,...
Design Formal Living Spaces: Are They Necessary? A new study reveals that formal living and dining rooms are going unused, and households typically spend most of their time together in the...
Market Data + Trends Millennials' Tighter Path to Wealth May Become 'Cruel Distortion' of American Dream A new report from the Urban Institute asks why Millennial homeownership rate is so low, and what can be done to raise it. Despite being...
Trends Washington State Wonders Where It's Headed The Evergreen State is the nation's hottest housing market. With tens of offers rolling in within an hour of listing, and mere weeks of...