Building Materials Building Material Prices Dipped in August August marked the first month of building materials price drops this year, decreasing 1%, according to data from the Bureau of Labor...
Economics Student Loans Keep 29% of Americans From Becoming Homeowners, Survey Finds While many Americans were economically devastated as a result of the pandemic, others fared much better. In a new survey by the National...
Economics Builders Struggle to Narrow the Housing Deficit Builders simply can’t afford to produce more and cheaper houses
Economics How Can Buyers Know if They Paid the Correct Amount? With home prices reaching historic highs, many who purchased decades ago are seeing homes going for the same price they paid, leaving them...
Building Materials The Building Materials Posting the Highest Price Growth The prices of goods used as inputs to residential construction increased 19% year-to-date according to the latest data from the Bureau of...
Economics Expiration of Mortgage Bailout Programs Unlikely to Cause Foreclosure Crisis The number of enrollments in mortgage bailout programs has dropped fast and many homeowners continue to see their home values rise. The...
Demographics Quarter of Wealth Gap Between Latino-White Households Comes from Housing A quarter of the wealth gap between white and Latino households stems from housing wealth disparities, reports Zillow. The total wealth of...
Construction The State of Construction Job Openings for July The National Association of Home Builders says attracting skilled labor remains a top priority for construction firms as demand remains high...
Affordability Looking at Affordability Through a New Lens Affordability indexes may take mortgage rates, income, and home prices into account, but it’s missing an important piece of the puzzle. Bill...
Market Data + Trends Hot Market and Listing Tactics Make Identifying Home Values Difficult With nearly 40% of homes selling over asking, many buyers play guessing games with their bids. A family of two told The New York Times that...
