Market Data + Trends Sellers, Buyers Increasingly Concerned About the Housing Market Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index dropped to the lowest level since May due to consumers’ increasingly pessimistic view on the...
Market Data + Trends Housing Is Most Unaffordable in West, Northeast Regions The National Association of Realtors’ housing affordability index increased 1.2 month-over-month in November, yet affordability remains...
Build to Rent Investors Go All-In for Build to Rent Housing While multifamily rentals have suffered during the pandemic, single-family rentals have seen record occupancy and fast rising rents. It’s a...
Builders Toll Brothers ‘Chasing the Sun,’ Following Buyers Into ‘Smile States’ Last quarter, Toll Brothers recorded the most signed home contracts in the builder’s 53-year history—on top of the 68% year-over-year...
Affordability The 2020 Housing Issues Sticking Around This Year Low inventory, high home prices, working from home, rising home values—all these factors were a part of the flourishing housing market this...
Business Management Are You Ready for Build to Rent? More home builders and investors are testing the waters of the single-family build-to-rent sector as consumers seek affordable housing options and to lease rather than buy
Market Data + Trends The Causes and Implications of Fast Rising House Prices Home price growth directly ties in to how families develop wealth, the risks of mortgage lending, and the correct business strategy for...
Market Data + Trends Buyer and Seller Housing Market Optimism Drops While the majority of buyers and sellers feel it is a good time to buy and sell a home, that share continues to drop. Fannie Mae’s December...
Market Data + Trends Will Sellers Still Have the Upper Hand This Year? Listing inventory remains low and prices continue to rise, giving sellers advantage over buyers. With few choices, sellers have been seeing...
Market Data + Trends Builders May Be Confident, But Consumers Are Not Although September experienced a surge in consumer confidence, those levels are back down for the second consecutive month, most likely due...