Economics California's Coming Housing Crisis During the last housing crash, California's exurban areas "imploded," resulting in millions of foreclosures for middle- and working-class...
Market Data + Trends Artists Say 'Yeah, That,' to Greenville, S.C. Greenville, S.C. is drawing domestic in-migrants of all ages and household types from all around the U.S. with its affordability and a...
Economics Lenders Offering Riskier Loan Products As Rates Rise As the rate for fixed mortgage loans continues its ascent, lenders are offering risky, non-qualifying home loan products that do not conform...
Builders 9 in 2019: Housing Trends to Watch A new ranking reveals 9 challenges, welcome developments, and housing's most wanted in 2019. While housing inventory and financing is...
Builders Builder Confidence at 3-Year Low According to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, home builder sentiment had a 56 point reading in...
Trends More City Slickers Are Moving to 'Rural Hamlets' John Muir is famously quoted as saying "in every walk with nature one receives far more than [one] seeks." This is proving to be a major...
Land Planning Powerful Nashville Market Doesn't Need Amazon Boost Amazon is opening a new operations office in Nashville, but Music City's property market hasn't had a spike in buyer interest. Experts say...
Financing 'Chronic Climate Risk' Worrying Insurers, Prompting Policy Changes Homes at risk for wildfire damage may not be insurable in the coming years. A new report from insurance broker Aon finds that losses from...
Builders Housing Weakness Revealed With New Sales Forecast Mortgage applications to buy a new home decreased 11 percent in November 2018, and economists predict a 5 percent dip in new-home sales for...
Opinion 2018 Market Resembles 1994 Conditions The current housing slowdown is being compared to the 2007 downturn, but new analysis finds that today's conditions have more in common with...
