Sales Will Mortgage Rates Drop After Climbing for Third Week Straight? Mortgage rates increased for the third straight week, but a decrease in the 10 Year Treasury and moves by the Federal Reserve may signal a...
Economics The Rise of the Secondary Market and Mid-Size Investors Look out, the local landlord may become the next mid-size mogul. Innovation in technology unleashes new potential for small-scale investors...
Economics Which Industries Are Creating the Most Jobs? October was a good month for job growth, beating the estimated payroll increase by over 50,000. Leisure and hospitality jobs came out on top...
Economics The Haunting Truth About Low Interest Rates and the Housing Market The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates again to bolster the economy. Yet low interest rates do little good for someone who is denied a...
Economics Homeownership Rates Bounce Back As Renting Declines People may say millennials are killing homeownership, but the homeownership rate saw an increase in the third quarter of 2019. More people...
Sales Mortgage Rates Reach Three-Month High Mortgage rates reached a nearly three month high, and refinancing rates fell one percent last week. Still, the volume of refinance rate...
Economics Thousands of Former Investor Units Expected to Return to Market After Boston Airbnb Ban Last year, Boston banned companies like Airbnb from hosting investor units that were holding valuable housing hostage. The city hopes this...
Economics Mortgage Rates Increase Along With Hopes of China Trade Dispute Resolution Foreign affairs such as the trade dispute with China and Brexit can hit close to home, affecting even the housing market. Mortgage rates...
Builders The Houses Lost to the Home Building Oligarchy Lack of competition in the home building industry leads to approximately 150,000 fewer homes a year, according to a recent working paper by...
Q+A NAHB Economist Robert Dietz Talks ‘Growth Recession’ and Housing in 2020 Q&A with the National Association of Home Builders' chief economist to answer some of the industry's burning questions about the housing market and economic forecast