Market Studies

Some towns with four-year colleges that are off the beaten path are ripe for real estate investment as room and board prices soar. Here’s a short list of markets poised to explode.

Homeownership is becoming more and more difficult, according to ATTOM's 2023 U.S. Home Affordability Report, which revealed that in Q3, housing affordability worsened across the nation amid continuing increases in home prices and mortgage rates.

"It's clear that increased housing inventory and better interest rates are essential to revive the housing market," said NAR Chief Economist Yun. Click through for more on NAR’s August Pending Home Sales report.

Three new appointees and three return to the committee that advises HUD on manufactured housing production, regulations, and administration of the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act.

A new Redfin survey revealed that nearly one-third of Black and Hispanic respondents faced some sort of discrimination while house hunting, while 22% of LGBTQ+ respondents also reported being discriminated against because of their sexual orientation.

"The higher interest rate environment had profound effects on the mortgage market in 2022, with borrowers paying much more in monthly payments,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. Click through to read more on the CFPB’s analysis of 2022 HMDA data.

A partial shutdown of government operations would result in the closing of some federal housing, mortgage, and other programs of interest to the housing industry if Congress is unable to agree on the provisions of a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government by September 30.

U.S. housing supply jumped to 7.8 months at the current sales rate in August, the highest measure recorded since March 2023, as the inventory of completed homes for sale continued to climb, hitting its highest level since April 2020.

Redfin reports that a record share of homebuyers nationwide are relocating to areas facing increasing climate risks, including metros that are often faced with extreme wind/hurricane risk and flooding.

The total value of the U.S. housing market surged more than $2.6 trillion year-over-year, nearly 50% higher than pre-pandemic levels, as a new Zillow report revealed which states and metro areas boast the most valuable real estate in the nation.