Rising home prices might raise red flags for some, but there are a multitude of factors that must be met for there to be a housing bubble. Freddie Mac answers the question if we are currently headed for a bubble.
Read More »Soaring House Prices Could Mean Mini-Bubbles for Some Markets
While there’s no sign of a nationwide housing bubble, some local markets could face unsustainable growth.
Read More »Bubble Risk: A City by City Breakdown
UBS Global recently released its 2017 Real Estate Bubble Index. The Index score is a weighted average of the following five standardized city sub-indices: price-to-income and price-to-rent (fundamental valuation), change in mortgage-to-GDP ratio, change in construction-to-GDP ratio (economic distortion), and ...
Read More »Delgado Warns of Potential Concerns in Housing Market
With many metros showing home price appreciation in the double digits and housing inventory tight, are market factors converging to create another housing bubble?
Read More »Five Star President and CEO: Housing Microbubble Ahead
Five Star President and CEO Ed Delgado conducted the opening remarks at both the Federation of Certified REO Experts (FORCE) Rally and American Mortgage Diversity Council (AMDC) meeting Monday. According to Delgado, the U.S. is headed toward a housing microbubble.
Read More »Week Ahead: Ten-X EVP Talks Housing Bubble
There has been talk around the housing and mortgage industry that there could be another housing bubble, but Ten-X EVP Rick Sharga recently said that not the case. See what he has to say as well as what else is coming in The Week Ahead.
Read More »Bubble Ahead?
According to a recent report, over half of those surveyed believe the U.S. is heading for another bubble. What does that mean for those looking to buy now?
Read More »McMansion Popularity Surging for First Time Since Housing Bubble
Back in the mid-2000s, McMansions, or homes that were larger than 3,000 square feet, helped fuel the housing bubble as people started building bigger and better homes. Now that McMansions are making a comeback, could we be on the verge of another housing crisis? Time will tell . . .
Read More »Do Rising Prices Indicate Another Crash?
Home prices have hit record highs once again, according to a national price index released today. And with high demand and tight inventory, they’re likely to keep rising for the foreseeable future. So, how long do we have until the bubble bursts? Today’s index has some answers.
Read More »Are Some Housing Markets Bubbling Over?
In a recent CoreLogic report, the company states that in trying to define “what is a housing bubble” and are certain CBSAs possibly bubbling, , CoreLogic applies four metrics to the top 100 CBSAs.
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