Economics Preparing for the Next Recession If a recession comes to the U.S., experts predict it will hit at the end of 2019 or in early 2020, but will not have as great an impact on housing and employment as the Great Recession.
Design Home Design in 2019 A recent webinar covering the top housing design trends for 2019 offers inspirational examples from all over the U.S., falling into three...
Sales Index Data Offers Rosier Spring Outlook According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest index data, mortgage application volume grew 3.6 percent last week over the previous...
Economics Housing 'Already in a Recession' All but two of the 11 recessions in the U.S. since 1945 were preceded by a housing slump, showing the industry's significance in the...
Sales Home Sellers' 'Magic Window' New research shows that the first two weeks of May is the best time for sellers to list their homes for sale. Homes sold during that period...
Sales 2 Rankings for Starter, Forever Homes Millennials and Baby Boomers are the two biggest homebuying age groups today, and two new rankings show the 10 best U.S. metros to find...
Economics Buyers in 'Strongest Position in Years' In January, the supply of for-sale homes grew at its fastest rate since May 2015, and home prices increased by the smallest annual rate on...
Economics Highest Homeowner Costs in All 50 U.S. States A new study tracks the cities with the highest median monthly housing costs in all 50 U.S. states. Fourteen cities had monthly costs topping...
Sales i-Buyers Offer Innovation, Convenience Zillow is one of several "high-tech home-flippers," or institutional buyers "i-buyers," offering home sellers instant purchase offers. ...
Trends Modular Homes Hotter Than Ever Modular homes are growing in popularity as a more affordable option for single-family home buyers. Prefabricated parts are brought to the...
