Market Data + Trends Single-Family Homes Are Shrinking New analysis from NAHB shows that the average new single-family home is shrinking in size due to an increase in entry-level home...
Market Data + Trends Where Americans Are Most in Debt Rising home prices are forcing Americans to take on more debt in order to buy a home. Realtor.com looked at the debt-to-income ratios for...
Market Data + Trends 10 U.S. Cities Seeing Huge Increases in Cost of Living A recent survey from GOBankingRates identified 10 U.S. cities where cost of living has grown by more than 27 percent in the last year. ...
Market Data + Trends Proposed Plan Would Decrease Requirements for In-Person Appraisals A proposed plan would raise the home price requiring an in-person appraisal from $250,000 to $400,000. The proposal, developed by the...
New-Home Sales Are the Falling Mortgage Rates Too Late? MarketWatch reports that home-loan rates dropped last week, but the reprieve may come too late to benefit would-be homebuyers. The 30...
Market Data + Trends Existing Home Sales Up for First Time in Seven Months Data from the National Association of Realtors shows that the annual rate of existing home sales rose to 5.22 million in October, the...
Market Data + Trends For-Sale Supply Grew in October In October 2018, the supply of for-sale homes increased 3 percent, the first annual gain of more than 1 percent since December 2014. ...
Market Data + Trends Housing Starts Up Monthly, Down Annually According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, housing starts increased 1.5 percent in October 2018 month-over-month, but declined 2.9...
Market Data + Trends Suvey Says More Millennials Prefer the 'Burbs New survey data show that slightly more Millennials are buying or renting their homes in suburban areas, 38 percent of respondents, than in...
Market Data + Trends Best U.S. Cities for Retirement From the Southeast to the Pacific Northwest, Michigan to Beverly Hills, Calif., the top 10 cities that are best for retirement offer seniors...
