U.S. Housing Market

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Source: Insider --- Experts are struggling to explain the US economy's stubbornly high inflation and resilient job gains during a period of surging interest rates. Liz Ann Sonders may have the answer. Charles Schwab's chief investment strategist has suggested the...