Market Data + Trends Economists Hope Recent Decline in Number of Newly Finished Homes Is Temporary Fewer newly constructed homes were finished in November, only about 1.116 million. November 2017's numbers were down 6.1 percent from...
Trends The 9 Most Popular States for Migrating Americans A majority of Western states had nearly 5 percent of their population moving into their state from the previous year, and Washington, D.C....
Trends Top 11 Housing Markets for Starter Homes First-time homebuyers account for over one-third of home purchasers in the U.S., while entry-level homes represent less than 26 percent of...
Opinion Does the New Tax Plan Hurt the American Dream of Homeownership? New research shows that most new homeowners won't be affected by the tax policy, because the median home price is $270,000 nationally, well...
Builders U.S. Housing Starts Hit Surprising 10-Year High in November The Commerce Department said housing starts increased 3.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.297 million units in November...
Trends Trading in: More Americans Are Willing to Give up Living Space, Driving for Walkability Over 50 percent of Americans polled in a new National Association of Realtors survey said they would accept living in neighborhoods with...
Trends 2017 Housing Market Was the Best in a Decade Looking forward to 2018, Leonard Kiefer, deputy chief economist for Freddie Mac, says that tax policy reforms will be the 'wild card'...
Market Data + Trends Homebuyer Demand Is at Its Highest Level Since 2000 Genworth Mortgage Insurance's latest report showed first-time homebuyers purchased 601,000 single-family homes in the third quarter, six...
Market Data + Trends Builder Sentiment up Overall in New Index Readings The latest data from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index rose five points to 74 in December 2017,...
Market Data + Trends Upward Mobility in Home Building Companies The National Association of Home Builders' latest study identifies eight senior positions at home building companies that are filled by...
