Affordability How Does Affordable Housing Affect a Neighborhood? The National Association of Home Builders analyzed a recent study, which found that affordable housing developments can increase surrounding...
Market Data + Trends Minority Homeownership Rate Fell During First Quarter 2019 Despite a steady rate of homeownership overall, the National Association of Home Builders reports that the U.S. saw a drop in minority...
Market Data + Trends The Best Cities for Homebuyers Earning the Average Salary CNBC’s Make It found the six U.S. cities where it is easiest to buy a home as an average wage earner. In its 2019 Home Affordability...
New-Home Sales Majority of Americans Think Now Is a Good Time to Buy HousingWire reports that a recent survey found that 65% of Americans think that it is a good time to buy a home. Homeowner optimism...
Market Data + Trends Renters Are Flocking to Denver Denver is second in drawing renters from other major U.S. cities, the Denver Post reports. Denver comes only second to Tampa, Florida, in...
Market Data + Trends Confidence in the Housing Market Hits Five Year High MarketWatch reports that consumer sentiment about buying and selling homes is at a five year high, despite lagging home sales. The...
Market Data + Trends Do Bigger Homes Make Us Happier? New research shows that Americans aren’t getting any happier as their house sizes grow. The Atlantic reports that the median home size in...
Market Data + Trends NAHB Tackles the Opioid Epidemic The National Association of Home Builders has unveiled a new resource package to help residential construction companies address the opioid...
Market Data + Trends Lower Mortgage Rates Stabilize New Home Sales A revision of March and April sales data show that the spring home buying season stabilized after a weak winter. Although contracts for...
Sales Mortgage Rates Dropped But So Did Home Sales High prices and a tight supply still dog existing U.S. home sales despite a decline in mortgage interest rates. Sales slipped 0.4% in...
