For its most recent cover story, MortgagePoint assembled a panel of economists to forecast the top trends and headwinds they expect to define the housing market in 2024.
Read More »Housing Forecast: What’s in Store for ‘24?
What will 2024 have in store? LendingTree experts weigh in on housing and economic conditions expected to occur throughout the year, from interest rates on 30-year fixed mortgages to other benchmarks.
Read More »Buying Power Shifts Across Nation’s Largest Cities
While the average homebuyer can now afford to spend even less on a home, a new Point2 study revealed that the median home price in the U.S. is now 50% higher than the average affordable home price.
Read More »What Next? Forecasting the 2024 Housing Market
After a roller-coaster two years, experts expect a ‘flat stretch’ over the next 12 months, according to a new report.
Read More »OCC Identifies Risk in the Banking System
In a new report, the OCC highlights the nation’s credit, market, operational, and compliance risks, as well as other key issues facing the federal banking system.
Read More »Buyers, Sellers in ‘Chicken-or-Egg’ Situation
On the one hand, new listings are up year-over-year. On the other, buyers are entering the market in droves, offsetting gains. Click through for more on Redfin’s most recent Market Report.
Read More »Share of Home Sellers Offering Concessions Up From Pandemic Lows
As homebuyers continue to back out of the housing market, home sellers are providing concessions to help reduce the buyers’ total cost of purchasing the home, according to a new Redfin report, offering some house hunters a sense of financial relief in hopes to sell their homes quickly.
Read More »Up, Up, and Away: How Many U.S. Metros Reported Q3 Home Price Gains?
NAR reports that single-family existing-home sales prices rose in the vast majority of metros nationwide in the third quarter, with the national median home price growing to more than $406K.
Read More »SFR Growth Expands in Q3 Amid Housing Market Uncertainty
While rent prices remain historically high despite a slight increase in year-over-year price growth, Single-Family Rental inventory surged in Q3 compared to the previous year, according to a new study from HouseCanary. Here are the details.
Read More »Fannie Mae: Inflation to Blame for Weakening Homebuyer Sentiment?
With rising inflation intensifying U.S. housing costs, Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index showed a record number of consumers believe it’s a bad time to buy a home, further hampering those looking to achieve the American dream.
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