Market Data + Trends 5 Cities with the Fastest Growing Paychecks In its most recent Local Pay Report, Glassdoor found the U.S. cities where reported wages are growing the fastest. According to CNBC,...
Market Data + Trends Higher Incomes Won’t Help Homebuyers Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index showed that Americans see their incomes rising, but likely not by enough to affect homebuying...
Financials Credit Card Balances Growing in U.S. More Americans are using their credit cards more frequently, as credit card balances grew 3.6 percent on average in 50 major U.S. cities,...
Market Data + Trends Study Shows Buyers Want More Variety A new housing survey offers buyer preference insights by housing type, location, purchase motivations, age, and depth of interest in master...
Economics Stocks, Trade Cause Rates' About-Face In November 2018, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was about 4.94 percent. In the first week of December, the average rate has...
Market Data + Trends More Than 70 Percent of Millennials Value Homeownership As Top Milestone According to a new homebuyer insights report by Bank of America, 72 percent of Millennials value homeownership as the most important...
Townhomes The Townhome Solution Building townhomes has become a solution for builders to speed up the pace of construction while balancing rising land, material, and labor...
Market Data + Trends Falling Mortgage Rates Don’t Make Up for Rising Home Prices Despite three weeks of falling mortgage rates and an increase in mortgage applications, home affordability remains low. CNBC reports that...
Market Data + Trends Home Search Slow Going for Active Homebuyers NAHB’s most recent Housing Trends Report found that 54 percent of active homebuyers have been trying to find the right home for three months...
Market Data + Trends Home Equity Gains Outpace Recent Price Declines A study from the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Economists’ Outlook blog shows that many homeowners have built up home equity that...
