Affordability Labor Shortages Aggravate Housing Affordability The National Association of Home Builders reports that the housing industry is still facing severe labor shortages across trades, placing...
Affordability End of ‘Qualified Mortgage Patch’ Could Hurt Low-Income Buyers The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to let the “qualified mortgage patch,” a regulatory loophole that allows low-income buyers to...
Affordability Flexible Home Proposed as Affordable Housing Solution A flexible home, with an included rental unit and opportunities for expansion, won a Chicago design competition for affordable housing,...
Affordability More Home Builders Pivot to Entry-Level Product As Millennial home purchases pick up, more builders are making efforts to add affordable, entry-level products to their portfolios, Forbes...
Affordability Almost Half of Americans Can’t Afford a Home John Burns Real Estate Consulting found that only 54% of Americans can afford an entry-level home in their area. In the 130 metro areas...
Affordability 12 Cities Where a Housing Bubble Is Looming National Mortgage News reports that these 12 U.S. housing markets are in danger of hitting a housing bubble this summer. While in certain...
Affordability How Does Affordable Housing Affect a Neighborhood? The National Association of Home Builders analyzed a recent study, which found that affordable housing developments can increase surrounding...
Affordability Median-Priced Homes Are Still Unaffordable For Average Earners Despite falling mortgage rates and rising wages, the latest ATTOM Data Solutions report shows that median-price homes are too expensive for...
House Review Starter Home Designs for All Ages These single-family detached designs help serve a critical market segment, no matter the age of the buyer
Affordability How Many Homes Could $238 Million Buy? $238 million—the price of the most expensive U.S. home ever sold—could be used to purchase over 1,000 affordable houses, Redfin reports. ...
