Sales Index Data Offers Rosier Spring Outlook According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest index data, mortgage application volume grew 3.6 percent last week over the previous...
Economics Housing 'Already in a Recession' All but two of the 11 recessions in the U.S. since 1945 were preceded by a housing slump, showing the industry's significance in the...
Sales Home Sellers' 'Magic Window' New research shows that the first two weeks of May is the best time for sellers to list their homes for sale. Homes sold during that period...
Sales 2 Rankings for Starter, Forever Homes Millennials and Baby Boomers are the two biggest homebuying age groups today, and two new rankings show the 10 best U.S. metros to find...
Builders Emerging Trend in Construction Loans In 2018, interest rates for residential acquisition, development, and construction (AD&C) loans had a general upward trend, according to...
Home Technology Beautiful and Smart Smart home tech that promises beautiful home aesthetics as well as improved home function and health is coming. Sara Nabil, PhD...
Economics Buyers in 'Strongest Position in Years' In January, the supply of for-sale homes grew at its fastest rate since May 2015, and home prices increased by the smallest annual rate on...
Market Data + Trends Owning Costs More Than Renting New analysis from CNBC, based on Census survey data, shows that homeowners spend more than renters each month on housing costs. ...
Economics Highest Homeowner Costs in All 50 U.S. States A new study tracks the cities with the highest median monthly housing costs in all 50 U.S. states. Fourteen cities had monthly costs topping...
Sales i-Buyers Offer Innovation, Convenience Zillow is one of several "high-tech home-flippers," or institutional buyers "i-buyers," offering home sellers instant purchase offers. ...
