Affordability Housing Affordability’s Biggest Threats The National Association of Home Builders says home price growth and rising construction costs will be the biggest threats to housing...
Coronavirus Resources and Information How COVID-19 Vaccines Will Change the Housing Market Vaccines will not be the cure-all for the housing market’s problems, nor will it bring down the thriving market, says Realtor.com. With a...
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 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...
Building Materials NAHB Leadership Predicts Lumber Price, New Administration Effects on Housing The National Association of Home Builders’ Chief Economist Robert Dietz sits down with leadership to discuss the potential impacts both...
Financing A Year in Record-Breaking Mortgage Rates While the overall economy was sent into a tailspin, both the housing and mortgage industries flourished in 2020, thanks to the swift...
Economics Mortgage Rates Slide to Historic Lows The 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate sank to 2.66% and to 2.19% for the 15-year fixed loan.
Economics November Decrease in New-Sales Affects Builder Stocks Greater than expected drops in sales last month have caused some builder stocks to drop. Lennar, Pulte, DR Horton, and Toll Brothers...
Sales After 5 Months of Gains, Existing Home Sales Decline For the first time after five months of prosperous gains, existing home sales dropped in November. At a seasonally adjusted annualized rate...
