According to National Van Line's Domestic Migration Report released Feb. 15, the Northeast showed the slowest population growth between 2010 and 2021—up only 1.8 million from 2010. The report also shows that two of the three biggest declines in population ...
Read More »Fannie Mae’s HPSI Shows Decline in Purchase Sentiments
New data released shows the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) increased by 3.5 points to 75.3 in February, but affordability constraints still continue to lead consumers’ outlook of the current and future housing market. Year-over-year, the full index ...
Read More »Home Prices Surged to Record High in February
According to a new report from Redfin, home prices surged to an all-time high of $363,975 as the market continued to heat up during the four-week period ending February 27. The median home-sale price was up 16% year-over-year, the biggest ...
Read More »16M U.S. Homes Remain Vacant Amid Housing Shortage
Although the housing market is still heating up, more than 16 million homes throughout the U.S. are sitting vacant, according to a new report from LendingTree. This poses the question, if so many homes are vacant, why are housing prices ...
Read More »Spring Homebuying Season Sees Early Start
According to a new Monthly Housing Trends Report from Realtor.com, home prices hit a record high ahead of spring buying season, as the U.S. median listing price reached $392,000 in February. Home prices also grew at an unusually fast pace ...
Read More »Homeowner Tenure Highest in California Metros
According to a new report from Redfin, the typical American homeowner in 2021 had spent 13.2 years in their home—down slightly from the peak of 13.5 years in 2020, but up significantly from 10.1 years in 2012. Homeowner tenure fell last year ...
Read More »Weighing the Economic Impact on Home Prices
Home prices nationwide increased year over year by 19.1% in January 2022 compared to January 2021, according to the new CoreLogic Home Price Insights (HPI) report. On a month-over-month basis, home prices increased by 1.4% in January 2022 compared with ...
Read More »Foreclosure Starts Jump Sevenfold
With the national foreclosure rate hitting its highest level since May 2021, foreclosure starts jumped to 32,900 loans in January.
Read More »Miami Tops List of Migration Destinations
Remote work opportunities and the continued lack of housing inventory will likely keep Americans moving throughout 2022.
Read More »Understanding Racial Disparities in Homeownership
Establishing special programs will allow lenders to direct financial aid to groups historically locked out of homeownership, reducing the racial and ethnic gap.
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