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Read More »First-Time Buyers Giving Housing Market a Boost
The share of first-time homebuyers rose in August, posting a strong year-over-year gain that brought market share up to pre-pandemic levels.
Read More »Breaking the Housing Affordability Cycle
First American Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi shares some solutions to solving the affordability puzzle.
Read More »Single-Family Housing Market Shows Signs of Slowing
Homebuilder confidence declined for the fifth consecutive month, as the cost of building materials were up by more than 19% year-over-year.
Read More »Rate Environment Putting the Squeeze on Housing Market
Upward trends in mortgage rates and median prices are forcing more back to the sidelines to re-consider their housing options.
Read More »Renting More Affordable in Half of Largest Metros
In January, the monthly cost of buying was 24.8% higher than the cost of renting for consumers in 24 of the nation's 50 largest markets.
Read More »Home Cost Hikes Fueled by Supply, Competition
According to the latest quarterly report from the National Association of Realtors, consumers saw home prices continue to increase in Q4 of 2021, though at a slower pace than Q3. Fewer markets in the last quarter experienced double-digit price gains. ...
Read More »Swift Competition Drives Home Prices Upward
Home buyers continued to snap up the limited supply of available homes, exerting upward pressure on sales prices and overall home-price growth.
Read More »Q3 Presents Ideal Buying Conditions for First-Time Homeowners
First-time homebuyers were responsible for a total of 700,000 single-family home purchases during the third quarter of this year, according to new data from Genworth Mortgage Insurance. This marked a 15.7% increase from a year ago, and it also represented ...
Read More »Dualities of the Housing Market
A new analysis by the American Enterprise Institute gave insights into the factors that seemingly point towards a slump in housing. Here’s what it found.
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