Market Data + Trends Will Sellers Still Have the Upper Hand This Year? Listing inventory remains low and prices continue to rise, giving sellers advantage over buyers. With few choices, sellers have been seeing...
Market Data + Trends Builders May Be Confident, But Consumers Are Not Although September experienced a surge in consumer confidence, those levels are back down for the second consecutive month, most likely due...
Affordability Less Than Half of All U.S. Counties Are Affordable for Homeownership As of the fourth quarter of 2020, only 41% of counties nationwide are affordable for Americans making the country’s average salary. This...
Market Data + Trends Declining Purchase Volume and Mortgage Demand Signals Buyer Pullback Large year-over-year increases in both mortgage applications and purchase volume are closing in on 2019 levels, pointing to a potential...
Housing Markets Study Finds Big Interest in Rural Living, Depleted Desire for Suburbs A recent Gallup study found that it may not just be cities Americans are avoiding—suburbs are getting the cold shoulder as well. In 2018, 39...
Market Data + Trends Coastal Cities May Be Losing Their Charm Homebuyers are becoming less impressed by the low inventory and high prices of coastal cities and finding comfort in America’s Heartland....
Coronavirus Resources and Information Reviewing a Hectic Year in Unprecedented Housing Data A review of this year’s housing data reflects a year nobody expected and how the residential housing market became a bright light amidst...
Market Data + Trends Pandemic Spurs Acceleration in Multigenerational Living Trends Once the pandemic reared its ugly head, some families who were in the midst of planning housing for their aging relatives had to reevaluate....
Housing Markets Metros With the Most Positive Business Outlook The performance of small businesses could mean a market has a healthy local economy, a strong community identity, and active job market....
Financing Cash is No Longer King in Today’s Housing Market The sound of an all-cash offer once enticed sellers much more than it does today, all thanks to low mortgage rates and low inventory. “All...
