Home prices in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties in California fell in March 2019, the first annual decline for LA and San Diego counties since 2012, and the third for Orange County since December 2018.
JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo recently released their latest earnings reports, showing that mortgage originations and lending had double-digit drops over the previous year, and JPM CEO Jamie Dimon told analysts, “Non-banks are becoming competitors."
First-timers and downsizers are increasingly heading to the exurbs in search of affordable, and often newer single-family homes in communities with lower density.
Builder confidence hit a new high in April, increasing one point to 63, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ monthly confidence index data.
A recent ranking tracked how many years of work it could take to achieve homeownership in the 50 biggest U.S. cities, based on median incomes and median home values.
A new study of home sales between the fourth quarter of 2017 and the third quarter of 2018 assesses the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on real estate activity.
Older Baby Boomers were the most satisfied homebuyers in a new demographic study of generational buyer trends. Older Boomers accounted for the second-largest share of home sellers in 2018 (22 percent).
Homes with solar panels sell for an average 4.1 percent more than comparable homes without solar panels in their local markets. That's according to the latest Zillow study.
