Market Data + Trends The Hottest Housing Market in the U.S. May Start to Cool in 2018 The Seattle housing market has now led the U.S. in home price increases for 14 months in a row, tied for the longest streak for any metro...
Market Data + Trends Housing Market 'on Stride' Despite Many Obstacles at the End of 2017 New Case-Shiller data for October and November show that the severe shortages and rising costs have not curbed the surprising strength of...
Market Data + Trends One of the Most Popular NAHB Studies in 2017 Covered Green Products and Practices In 2017, single-family builders used an average of 10.2 different green products or practices, according to National Association of Home...
Market Data + Trends November New-Home Sales Rose Unexpectedly to 10-Year High New single-family home sales increased by a surprising amount in November 2017, which along with a surge in starts last month may indicate...
Market Data + Trends 23 Percent of Current Homeowners Plan on Handing Down Their Home to Family Members American homeowners are moving less than ever before, and a substantial number of homeowners say it's because they plan to pass down their...
Market Data + Trends Rent and Income Experienced Similar Growth in November 2017 The Zillow Rent Index in November 2017 was $1,435, up 2.4 percent from 2016, nearly matching the 2.5 percent annual income growth. This...
Market Data + Trends Increased Condo Sales Help Drive November's Existing Home Sales to Record High An unusual jump in condo/coop sales for November, 14.3 percent month-over-month nationwide, boosted existing home sales 5.6 percent from...
Market Data + Trends Mortgage Payments Could Go up 13 Percent in 2018 New data assessing housing market affordability show that annual home-price gains were over 6 percent in recent months, and mortgage...
Market Data + Trends Economists Hope Recent Decline in Number of Newly Finished Homes Is Temporary Fewer newly constructed homes were finished in November, only about 1.116 million. November 2017's numbers were down 6.1 percent from...
Market Data + Trends Homebuyer Demand Is at Its Highest Level Since 2000 Genworth Mortgage Insurance's latest report showed first-time homebuyers purchased 601,000 single-family homes in the third quarter, six...