Consumers Grow Fearful of a Housing Crash
Concern about the fierce housing market and a potential bubble appears to be rising amongst…
Is It Better to Invest in Stocks or Housing? Americans Say Housing
A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found 90% of Americans prefer owning their…
How Did First-Time Buyers Fare Last Quarter?
Despite low, low housing inventory and rising home prices, first-time buyers accounted for 31% of…
First-Time Buyers Are Choosing Conventional Over FHA Financing
An increasing number of first-time buyers opted for conventional, conforming loans rather than FHA-…
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Financing
First-Time Buyers Are Choosing Conventional Over FHA Financing
An increasing number of first-time buyers opted for conventional, conforming loans rather than FHA-insured mortgages in January.
Financials
Americans’ Personal Income, Savings Increase Double-Digits
Coronavirus stimulus payments helped to heighten Americans’ personal income by 10% in January, according to data from the Bureau of Economic Analys
Market Data + Trends
Existing Home Sales Inch Forward in January
Existing home sales inched forward last month, but the same could not be said of housing inventory, which remained 26% lower than last year.
Financials
Homeownership Remains the Largest Asset for Households
Homes remain the primary source of household wealth, according to the Federal Reserve’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances.
Financials
How Will Rising Mortgage Rates Affect Homebuying?
Mortgage rates dipped slightly this week due to investor activity, but that may be the last of it.
Multifamily
Renters Are Four Months Behind on Payments, Analysis Shows
During a five-year period, approximately 7 million Americans lost their homes to foreclosure during the mortgage crisis and Great Recession.
Financing
Is This the End of Low Mortgage Rates?
For the first time in seven months, the rate for a 15-year fixed mortgage increased.
Market Data + Trends
Forget the Turkey, Buyers Were Hungry for Homes Last Week
Homebuyers appeared to be less impressed with their turkey and pumpkin pie last week as mortgage demand spiked 9% compared to the previous week.
Innovation
Margaret Whelan on How Capital Is Fueling Innovation
Investment banker Margaret Whelan talks about labor constraints and how access to capital is fueling innovation in a home building industry not typically known for it
Affordability
Pandemic Likely to Further Strain Cost-Burdened Homeowners
The number of homeowners that were cost-burdened dropped 9% overall during the past nine years, but low-income households only experienced half of
