Affordability Starter Homes Are More Affordable Than Renting (in Some Places) Rents are soaring to all-time highs and rising at a record pace which, after doing the math, has made buying a starter home more affordable than renting in 24 of the 50 largest metro markets, analyzed by Realtor.com
Demographics Why Renters Are Struggling So Much Now Financial struggles were more common among renters than homeowners before Covid.
Market Data + Trends Multi and Single-Family are Neck and Neck An analysis by National Association of Home Builders shows that single-family construction activity recently closed that gap with multifamily.
Market Data + Trends Is Housing Inventory Much Lower Than We Think it is? It seems likely that active inventory is down close to 25% year-over-year, rather than 13.4%.
Market Data + Trends Americans Hate the Housing Market Americans aren't just balking at home prices. Their outlook toward the entire economy is abysmal.
Housing Markets Best States for Home Ownership SmartAsset compared all 50 states to rank the best place for homeownership based on 10 metrics.
Building Materials Seven Tactics for Managing Supply Chain Challenges Deryl Patterson of Housing Design Matters shares seven tactics to minimize the stress of dealing with supply chain issues.
Market Data + Trends September Mortgage Applications Surge Applications for loans to purchase homes rose 2% to its highest level since April.
Economics Apartments and Condos Lift Housing Starts Single-family starts were down 2.8% for August while overall multifamily starts was up 21%.
Housing Policy + Finance Banks Consider Climate Change Risk for Home Loans Banks are starting to calculate their risk exposure to climate catastrophes, and this process can be called “underwaterwriting” or “blue...
