Distressed sales, including foreclosures and short sales, comprised just 1% of home sales in October 2002 according to new NAR data, down from 2% in September.
Read More »Rental Relief: Rents Grow at Slowest Pace in 18 Months
Despite the decline in rental costs nationwide, affordability remains a concern among most tenants.
Read More »Rent Growth Slows; Still Up 8% YoY
October marked the second month of single-digit rent growth following a year of double-digit gains, and the fifth month in which annual rent growth decelerated.
Read More »Rep. Waters Addresses HUD’s Housing Assistance Payments
Rep. Maxine Waters, Chair of the Financial Services Committee, said HUD's draft solicitation could have a “negative impact” on the nation’s supply of affordable housing options.
Read More »Examining the Balance Between Foreclosure and Employment
A new blog from First American questions whether or not the impact of an impending recession on the labor market will cause a "trickle" or "tsunami" in foreclosures.
Read More »Home Value Growth Outpacing Income Growth Nationwide
As home value growth outpaced income growth throughout the country, median home values increased by 17.36% on average from 2019 through 2021, according to a new study from LendingTree.
Read More »Median Single-Family Home Prices Rise From Q2
The latest market analysis from ATTOM found that median single-family home and condo prices rose from Q2 to Q3 2022 in more than half of the nationwide Opportunity Zones analyzed—up an estimated 3% in nearly half of those regions.
Read More »FHFA Announces 2023 GSE Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps
Looking to address the need for more affordable housing options, the FHFA will require that at least 50% of the GSE’s multifamily business be mission-driven affordable housing.
Read More »Investment Outlook: Ranking Winter Vacation Home, Investment Property Locations
Vacasa has ranked the top spots nationwide to purchase a winter vacation home and investment property, analyzing which mountain markets delivered the strongest homeowner returns.
Read More »VA Loans Preferred Choice of Active-Duty Servicemembers
Nine out of 10 servicemembers surveyed intend to use a VA loan to finance housing after transitioning to civilian life.
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