Trends Population Growth Slows in the Nation’s Largest Cities Population growth in the nation’s largest and fastest-growing municipalities is slowing down, according to 2017 Census Bureau population...
Financing Tax Reform Causes Mortgage Deduction Claims to Fall A new congressional study expects mortgage deduction claims to fall 30 percent in the wake of the Trump administration’s new tax laws. ...
Sales A Hot Summer for Housing A combination of rising demand, prices, and mortgage rates will keep the housing market difficult for buyers through the 2018 summer. ...
Market Data + Trends Buying Still Beats Renting, Despite Rising Mortgage Rates New analysis from MarketWatch found that for many, investing in a home can beat renting costs in the long run, despite rising mortgage rates...
Trends Ten Metros Where Home Prices Are Falling In a hot housing market with nationally rising prices, there are still some U.S. cities that are seeing home prices fall. Realtor.com...
Financing Generation Z to Spend Record Amount on Rent Generation Z is expected to spend $226,000 in rent on average before owning a home. Business Insider reports that this amount is more...
Market Data + Trends Baby Boomers Are Changing the Map The graying of America has led to a shift in the country’s demographic makeup. Analysis by The Conversation looked at where the Baby...
Financing Home Values Hit Fastest Growth Rate in 12 Years According to Zillow Research, the median U.S. home value in April rose 8.7 percent to $215,600, the fastest rate since June 2006. The...
Financing Mortgage Rates Increase at Historic Pace The Washington Post reports that mortgage rates are seeing their most prolonged period of increases in 46 years. “Mortgage rates so far...
Financing Existing Home Sales Down in April According to the National Association of Realtors, sales of existing homes fell 2.5 percent from March to April. April sales were also down...