Economics More First-Timers Tapping Family for Down Payment Assistance A growing number of first-time homebuyers are turning to their relatives for assistance to make a down payment, according to a 2018 annual...
Economics This Age Group Still Skeptical of Real Estate Investment Older Millennial and younger Generation X homebuyers and sellers aged 35 to 44 years old think the stock market is a better long-term...
Economics Homebuyer Confidence Hit Survey Low Fewer U.S. homebuyers can afford homes listed for sale, and more Americans think now is a bad time to buy a home. Fannie Mae survey data...
Economics Buyers' Purchasing Power in 2019 Rising mortgage rates are dominating housing industry news coverage, yet Meyers Research director of economic research Ali Wolf has some...
Economics 10 Affordability Boomtowns As the U.S. housing market contends with an affordability crisis, buyers are heading to 10 metros with affordable homes, job opportunities,...
Builders The New Housing Crisis A decade after the last housing and financial crisis, a new housing crisis is brewing, fueled by a lack of affordability for buyers and...
Economics Mortgage Application Volume Muted Despite Lower Rates In the last week of 2018, mortgage interest rates hit a four month low, yet total mortgage application volume fell by nearly double digits...
Economics National Equity Grew 49 Percent in Nearly 7 Years Since February 2012, American homeowners have gained a collective 49 percent in total home equity, standing today at $33.3 trillion. Equity...
Economics Shifting Home Values Based on new home price appreciation data, real estate experts are saying that the real estate market may favor buyers in 2019, though the...
Economics Median Home Value Growth in All 50 States Over the past 48 years, U.S. homes have more than doubled in value. All real estate being local, a new report examines which states have had...
