Market Studies

According to new research, the negative, lasting effects of redlining practices include an increased chance of water damage to homes in historically impacted areas.

A pandemic that in the past year has changed every American's way of life also has illuminated and exacerbated shortcomings in the U.S. economy and housing. "We Can’t Wait 114 Years to Close the Diversity Gap in Housing"—it's the central ...

Automated Valuation Models have been a critical real estate tool during the COVID-19 pandemic, but could they be potentially contributing to the housing wealth gap?

Why do national trends in house prices spread more to some cities than to others? Here are factors researchers say are at work.

The issue is disproportionately magnified for Black and Latinx Americans, according to studies.

Last month's record cold "likely caused sellers to hit pause, even if only temporarily," analysts say, but, "in today's inventory-starved market, any setback is significant."

Credit health is key when it comes to achieving homeownership, and while it isn't the only indicator, a credit score is an effective barometer—this study ranks 2,500 cities by score.

Women who could afford homes before the pandemic likely can still afford a home, and low mortgage rates have been incentivizing them to take the plunge, economists say.

The largest rise was for portfolio and private label securities loans, due to increases in both Ginnie Mae buyouts and other PLS loans.

Researchers look at data surrounding the most-traveled path out of mortgage forbearance.