Market Studies

“Storms, floods, fires, and heat waves are getting stronger and more frequent. They are making the human cost of our warming world all too real, especially for America's homeowners and renters,” said Tim Judge, SVP and Head of Modeling and Climate Change Officer for Fannie Mae.

Only 11% of Millennials moved during the 2023 calendar year, as Gen Z changed locations more than every other generation by a wide margin according to a new year-end report.

NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said, "The latest weakness in existing home sales still reflects the buyer bidding process in most of October, when mortgage rates were at a two-decade high before the actual closings in November.”

According to AirDNA, increased economic stability will boost the short-term rental market in 2024, with demand anticipated to rise by 10.7% year-over-year.

While affordability remains a challenge for many Americans, a new report revealed that Zillow users gravitated toward smaller cities in 2023, with some of the most desirable towns being in places you might not expect.

The latest forecast from Freddie Mac for multifamily housing predicts that rent growth will moderate due to the fact that completions will peak during the year.

As 2023 draws to a close, Fannie Mae predicts that single-family home sales have likely bottomed out and should grow into the next year.

According to the MBA, the share of mortgage loans in forbearance decreased to 0.26% nationwide in November, with roughly 70% of loan workouts initiated since 2020 classified as current.

It’s been decades since mortgage affordability has been this bad, leaving some people to give up hope in the American Dream.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Hank Johnson are leading a coalition of 90 lawmakers in requesting increased protections by the Bureau on forced arbitration for financial products and services.