How Much Income Do First-Time Buyers Need to Afford the Average Home?
The median-priced home is unaffordable in 44 of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas
What Is the Relationship Between Urban vs. Suburban Development and Affordability?
A new paper from Harvard's Joint Center looks at whether expanding the supply of suburban housing could, in turn, help make dense urban areas more affordable
10 States Where Home Insurance Rates Have Risen the Most
Responding to the increasing number of natural disasters, insurers are hiking prices, with some states bearing the brunt more than others
Mortgage Rates Are Up but New-Home Sales Still Solid in March
Lack of existing home inventory drove a rise in new-home sales, despite higher interest rates in March
Who's Earning What in Construction
Workers in construction management roles may earn a higher median wage, but on average, lower-paid occupations have experienced somewhat faster wage growth
Build-to-Rent Is Booming, Particularly in These Metros
A recent report finds that the Phoenix metro leads with more than 4,000 build-to-rent units completed in 2023, and Texas is the leading state for build-to-rent development
Market Data + Trends
The Country's 30 Largest Cities Report Increases in Rental Applications
After an intense drop last year, interest in rentals and urban areas are back stronger than before. Gen Z and high-earning Millennials led the…
Smart Home
Increasing Share of Homeowners Use Smart Locks, Cameras
The share of broadband households who own a listed smart home device increased by 10% in just two years, according to a new report from Parks…
Affordability
Affordability Tops List of Reasons for Homebuying Difficulties
Many buyers who have actively searched for a property over the course of three or more months cite affordability as the primary reason they have…
Housing Markets
These Are the Fastest Diversifying Regions in the Country
Recently released Census data found an increase of Asian and Hispanic populations in the country, and diversification is happening fastest in an…
Market Data + Trends
Zillow Predicts Price Increases Through Summer 2022
Though recent reports say there’s a cooldown happening for the housing market, Zillow predicts home prices will not start to slow until summer…
Economics
NAR Reports Home Price Increases in All Tracked Metros Except One
In nearly all of the 183 metros tracked by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), median home prices have increased more than 10% compared to…
Housing Markets
The Most Popular ZIP Codes in 2021 So Far
Although the suburbs may not offer an exciting, fast lifestyle like cities often do, buyers continue to run to outlying metros in hopes of finding…
Affordability
Zillow Predicts Affordability Issues for Renters by End of 2021
If current rent and income growth trends continue, Zillow says some of the most affordable metros will become the least affordable and many…
Market Data + Trends
Housing Market Pushes Buyers to Rentals, Intensifying Demand
Intense demand, bidding wars, fast-rising prices—the rental market is beginning to look a lot like the for-sale market. Demand in the rental…
Economics
3 Early Signs the Housing Market Could Normalize Soon
For the first time in five months, home prices fell. It’s also the first time home prices did not break a record, and other metrics point toward…