The national housing deficit remained at 4.7 million units in 2024, rising by just 43,000 homes, according to a new Zillow report based on US Census Bureau data. Zillow attributed the steady deficit level to a homebuilding boom that increased the total number of...
A pair of new data reports from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) found mortgage application activity and mortgage credit availability in decline. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 2.7% on a seasonally...
Samara, a Redwood City, California-based homebuilder known for its Backyard ADU, has introduced Locale by Samara, the company’s expansion into single-family real estate. The company stated that it will now design and build small infill developments consisting of...
The median asking monthly rent across the 50 largest metros during June was $1,692, down by 1.5%, or $25, from one year ago. According to data from Realtor.com, June marked the 35th straight month of year-over-year declines. The median asking monthly rent is now $72...
Florida and Arizona dominated the higher rankings of WalletHub’s latest data report “Best & Worst Cities for First-Time Homebuyers in 2026,” while California cities occupied most of the list’s lower ranking levels. For this report, WalletHub number-crunched data...
A total of 38,971 closed home sales were recorded in Indiana during the first half of this year, a 2.5% year-over-year spike, while the 44,676 new pending sales marked a 3% upswing from the same period one year earlier. According to the Indiana Association of Realtors...