Market Data + Trends Green Mountain State Best in the Nation In a new ranking of the best states to live in the United States, Vermont took the top spot. The remaining states in the top 10 were spread...
New-Construction Projects Sonoma County, Calif.'s Current Building Season 'One of the Busiest' New home builders in Sonoma County, Calif. are staging a comeback in the wake of the housing crash and last year's damaging wildfires. ...
Market Data + Trends Attaining College Degree, Homeownership Linked in New Study Getting a college degree is a strong indicator of future homeownership, according to a new study from First American. Young adults still...
Market Data + Trends Non-Resident Home Sellers in the U.S. Non-resident foreign home sellers in the U.S. market sold a collective $10.5 billion worth of homes in 2015, an increase from the $8.4...
Market Data + Trends Single-Family Home Completion Times Steady in 2017 The average timespan from authorization to completion of a single-family home in 2017 was roughly seven and a half months, according to new...
Trends Record-High Tappable Equity Not Enough to Spur Homeowner Spending Homeowners currently have the highest level of tappable equity ever recorded, yet memories of the housing crash, coupled with rising and...
Trends Alternative Borrowing Programs May Overheat Market Further Startups and traditional lenders are offering debt-laden first-time homebuyers with good credit a variety of flexible borrowing options, but...
Market Data + Trends Illinois, New York Have Some of Nation's Most Affordable Markets In its latest quarterly report on home affordability for 172 metros, NerdWallet finds that Decatur, Ill. is the most affordable while San...
Green Products Improving Water Usage at Home With These Products The average household spends about $500 annually on water and sewer bills, says the Environmental Protection Agency. Some of the following...
Market Data + Trends Housing-Related Activities' Impact on GDP The housing industry's share of gross domestic product (GDP) decreased to 15.3 percent in the first quarter of 2018, while residential fixed...