Builders The New Housing Crisis A decade after the last housing and financial crisis, a new housing crisis is brewing, fueled by a lack of affordability for buyers and...
Economics Mortgage Application Volume Muted Despite Lower Rates In the last week of 2018, mortgage interest rates hit a four month low, yet total mortgage application volume fell by nearly double digits...
Economics National Equity Grew 49 Percent in Nearly 7 Years Since February 2012, American homeowners have gained a collective 49 percent in total home equity, standing today at $33.3 trillion. Equity...
Economics Shifting Home Values Based on new home price appreciation data, real estate experts are saying that the real estate market may favor buyers in 2019, though the...
Economics Median Home Value Growth in All 50 States Over the past 48 years, U.S. homes have more than doubled in value. All real estate being local, a new report examines which states have had...
Builders Cooling Market, Growing Households and More 2019 Predictions A new end-of-year report from Redfin offers 7 predictions for the 2019 housing market including easier access to credit for homebuyers and a...
Economics Unpredictable Stock Market a Drag on Home Loan Volume According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted report, total mortgage application volume was down 5.8 percent last week...
Economics Lenders Offering Riskier Loan Products As Rates Rise As the rate for fixed mortgage loans continues its ascent, lenders are offering risky, non-qualifying home loan products that do not conform...
Builders 9 in 2019: Housing Trends to Watch A new ranking reveals 9 challenges, welcome developments, and housing's most wanted in 2019. While housing inventory and financing is...
Financing The Cities with the Lowest Down Payments A new report from Zillow Research found that homebuyers in Atlanta and Phoenix are more likely to pay 5 percent or less on a down payment. ...