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Sales

In eight of the nation’s 15 largest cities, buyers could afford monthly house payments on salaries less than $30,000 a year. Based on...

Sales

Low inventory and higher interest rates are two of the main causes

Sales

The quest for affordable housing is pushing buyers farther and farther out of the nation’s capital. Jonathan Fox of the Washington Post...

Sales

In January, sales of existing houses in California reached a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 420,100 units, a 2.1 percent increase...

Economics

Detroit’s Comeback Story Is Overblown

Detroit is on the upswing, but critical issues such as poverty, unemployment, income disparities, and subpar property values remain. ...

Sales

The homeownership rate in the U.S. has fallen to a 62-year low of 62.9 percent, in part due to a lack of buying activity from young adults. ...

Economics

Average homebuyers spent 15.8 percent of their income on mortgage payments at the end of last year, the highest share since 2010. Through...

Single-Family Homes

Owning a home makes it easier to build wealth

Economics

Much of the new construction housing demand during the early stages of the economic recovery derived from upscale, move-up buyers who bought...

Economics

Builders secured more January permits compared with December and the year ago period.

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