Market Data + Trends Current Affordability Levels Offer 'Worst of Both Worlds' Renting is more affordable than homeownership, say approximately 78 percent of Americans in a forthcoming Freddie Mac survey. This share of...
Market Data + Trends Stops in Housing Starts In September 2018, housing starts decreased 5.3 percent, translating to a 1.201 million seasonally-adjusted annual rate, according to the...
Market Data + Trends Buying Map Shows Most Expensive Cities Financial website How Much recently analyzed National Association of Realtors and mortgage-information site HSH.com's data to find how much...
Market Data + Trends Share of Open Jobs Rose Again in August In another post-recession and cycle high, the construction sector's count of unfilled jobs grew again in August to 298,000. This marks a 38...
Economics Mortgage Application Volume Sinking As Rates Rise Attributed to the latest rise in interest rates, mortgage application volume dropped significantly the week of Oct. 8, 2018. Overall volume...
Market Data + Trends Live Your Best Life in These Cities Based on walkability, population density, income, cost-burdened rates, and crime rates, 10 U.S. cities were determined to be a cut above the...
Market Data + Trends Tracking the Cost of Homeownership The financial burden of homeownership is the result of a variety of factors, including household income, monthly payments, home values, and...
Market Data + Trends Millennials Invested in Real Estate Homes and real estate are still seen as good investments by most Americans when compared with businesses, stocks, and bonds. But for...
Market Data + Trends Rates Playing Catch Up With Overall Economic Growth While the current economic expansion may be the longest in the nation's history, rising rates and home values have many experts wondering...
Market Data + Trends US Cities With Highest Number of Residents Free of Mortgage Debt Detroit, Las Vegas, and Miami: These three cities have the distinction of having the most residents who own their homes outright in the...