After the worst year in a decade, housing stocks are poised to have one of the best in the past seven years, per new data from financial data firm FactSet.
The latest study of consumer sentiment and homebuyer behavior trends, with a special focus on first-time buyers, finds that while competition is stiff, home shoppers still have hope.
In January, overall buying activity registered at 52 in the National Association of Realtors' Buyer Traffic Index, down 17 points annually, and essentially flat from the previous month.
A new study from ApartmentList finds that of all the metros studied, Denver had the biggest percentage increase in the number of renter households with annual income of $100,000 or more.
This week, government-backed lender Freddie Mac reported that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.35 percent, a one-year low. The previous week, the rate was 4.37 percent.
During the week of Feb. 13, mortgage rates were flat, but they may rise after news of President Trump and Congress reaching a budget agreement and making progress in China trade talks.
American households annually earning $150,000 or more are the fastest-growing renter segment in the nation. Between 2007 and 2017, these households increased by 175 percent.
National home builder Clayton Homes recently launched its latest advertising campaign for television, "Prefabulous," to showcase modern prefabricated homes, and to educate the public about the benefits of off-site construction.