U.S. Housing Market
Congressional Real Estate Caucus Introduces Bill to Address Housing Affordability
“Homeownership is a vital part of achieving the American Dream,” said Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO), co-chairman of the Congressional Real Estate Caucus. Continue Reading Congressional Real Estate Caucus Introduces Bill to Address Housing Affordability
Mortgage Applications for New Home Purchases Inch Up by 1% from Last Year
The average loan size for new homes increased from $372,745 in July to $374,288 in August. Continue Reading Mortgage Applications for New Home Purchases Inch Up by 1% from Last Year
Zillow Announces Timeline for New Listing Standards
The Seattle-headquartered company announced the standards will go into effect on May 28. Continue Reading Zillow Announces Timeline for New Listing Standards
New Reports Highlight Michigan’s Affordable Homeownership and Power Outages
Michigan recorded over 12,000 major power outage events and more than 34,000 hours per year without electricity between 2019 and 2023. Continue Reading New Reports Highlight Michigan’s Affordable Homeownership and Power Outages
RE/MAX: April Home Sales Up 11.3%
April’s median sales price of $440,000 was $5,000 (1.2%) higher than March and $10,000 (2.3%) more than one year ago. Continue Reading RE/MAX: April Home Sales Up 11.3%
US housing market on a downward slop as buyers and sellers contend with a fresh spike in mortgage rates
Source: TDPel Media --- Consumer confidence in the US housing market reached a near all-time low in February due to a new surge in mortgage rates and growing anxiety about job security. Fannie Mae’s monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index fell by 3.6 points to 58.0 in...
More Declines Ahead for U.S. Housing Market After Dead Cat Bounce?
Source: Investing.com --- The U.S. housing market is currently the least affordable in at least 25 years. Affordability is, generically, the ratio of monthly income vs. the median price of a home. Essentially the degree to which a potential home buyer can afford the...
Housing Rents Drop to Lowest Level in Over a Year
The median U.S. asking rent rose 1.7% year over year to $1,937 in February—the smallest increase in nearly two years and the lowest level in a year, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Rents were up nearly...
The US housing market is short 6.5 million homes
Source: KRDO --- The United States is not building enough homes to account for the number of people setting up their own households. As a result, there is a sizable shortage of new homes after more than a decade of under-building relative to population growth,...
Why There Are No Houses to Buy in Many U.S. Metro Areas
Source: Time --- Mortgage rates are rising, and the housing market appears to be softening nationwide. But in many U.S. markets, would-be buyers are facing a big problem: there’s just nothing to buy. Housing inventory—the number of homes on the market—has been falling...
Confidence in the US housing market is approaching an all-time low
Source: New York Post --- Consumer confidence in the US housing market approached an all-time low in February as buyers and sellers contend with a fresh spike in mortgage rates and mounting anxiety about job security. Fannie Mae’s monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index...
US Housing Supply Continues to Lag Household Formations; Multifamily Construction Offers Alternatives
Source: Realtor.com --- Highlights: US housing markets continue to struggle with a sizable shortage of new homes, a result of more than a decade of under-building relative to population growth. In 2022, the U.S. saw 2.06 million household formations, resulting in 15.6...
Austin Housing Market Forecast
Source: US News --- Given the enormous popularity of the greater Austin, Texas, area for online searches, newcomers and employment growth, it may act as a reasonable bellwether for the state of the U.S. housing market. This will certainly be tested in the spring and...
US housing prices decline for 6th straight month
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence --- Home prices edged slightly lower in the U.S. in December 2022, marking the sixth consecutive month of falling housing prices as the challenging macroeconomic environment reduced buyer appetite. The S&P CoreLogic...
Sellers Retreat from the Market, Increasing Inventory Shortage and Buoying Home Prices; Affordability Takes Step Back on Rising Interest Rates
Black Knight, Inc.'s Data & Analytics division released its latest Mortgage Monitor Report, based on the company's mortgage, real estate, and public records datasets. With both supply and demand in the housing market being impacted by a volatile interest rate...
