Market Data + Trends The Correlation Between Housing Affordability, Cost of Living A new survey rating median income housing affordability in 2018 found that there is a direct correlation between housing unaffordability and...
Market Data + Trends Latest Ranking of Median Rent Prices Shows Renting in California Remains Most Expensive California has the most expensive rental markets in 27 of the 28 top cities in the U.S. for median rent, 35 of the top 50, and 68 of the top...
Market Data + Trends New GSE Policy Could Mean 'Drastically Changed' 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgages In an effort to reduce taxpayer risk, U.S. policymakers are now considering changes to Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae...
Trends More Than One-Third of Buyers Bid on a Home Sight-Unseen The share of homebuyers purchasing homes sight-unseen is rising. This buying approach increased from just under 20 percent in June 2016 to...
Opinion 2018 May Not Be a 'Particularly Favorable' Year for Builders Rising mortgage loan rates and changes to homeowner tax deductions are reducing consumers' homebuying power, sending down new home sales. ...
Accessibility Aging in Place With 'Gerotechnology' The popularity of aging in place requires the advent of 'gerotechnology', or technology designed for senior's needs and lifestyles. Gerotech...
Financing Replacing Fannie and Freddie Affordable Housing Goals May Reduce Lending for Some Borrowers An expert panel forecasted that changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Affordable Housing Goals will cause a decrease in lending to...
High-Performance Homes Passive Houses Are Becoming More Popular in the U.S. A passive house uses 86 percent less energy for heating and 46 percent less for cooling than other code-compliant buildings in the same...
Market Data + Trends Single-Family Permits Increased Nearly 10 Percent in 2017 Between December 2016 and December 2017, 817,319 single-family permits were issued in the U.S. The District of Columbia and 45 states had...
Opinion Rising Bond Yields' 'Ripple Effect' on Housing Bond yields have soared in the past few weeks, prompting banks and lenders to charge consumers more on mortgages and other loans tied to...
