Affordability Proposed Legislation Would Create 1.9 Million Affordable Housing Units The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019, proposed by a bipartisan group of legislators, seeks to increase access to affordable...
Trends What a 1,500-Square-Foot Home Costs Across the U.S. A 1,500-square-foot home can range from affordable to expensive, depending on where in the U.S. it’s located, Business Insider reports. ...
Sales + Marketing Hispanic Homeowners Are Driving the Market Curbed reports that in many areas of the country, a growing Hispanic population is driving the home buying market. The growth of the U.S....
Remodeling Sales + Marketing Remodeling Spending Growth to Slow in 2019 The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University predicts that spending growth on remodeling projects will slow across more than...
Financing Lawmakers Take Steps to Protect Against Rising Rents As rent continues to increase in cities across the country, some lawmakers are taking steps to protect tenants, according to Realtor.com. ...
Financing Falling Mortgage Rates Don’t Impress Homebuyers Low mortgage rates drove application volume to increase 1.5% last week from the previous week, but the gains were driven by refinances,...
Sales The Best States for Homeowners SmartAsset released its 2019 analysis of the best states for owning a home. Topping the list was Idaho, due to low property taxes and...
Affordability Where Can Construction Workers Buy Homes? St. Louis is the most affordable housing market for construction workers, Redfin reports. In St. Louis, 67.3% of homes for sale are...
Financing Nearly 6 Million Borrowers Could Benefit From Refinancing A recent sharp decrease in mortgage rates means that about 5.9 million borrowers could see their rates drop by at least 75 basis points...
Home Design New Startup Aims to Automate Home Design Higharc is a new web-based home design app meant to make unique, one-of-a-kind plans accessible to the average buyer, reports Architect’s...
