A general rise in U.S. home prices is preventing would-be homeowners from landing homes in many of the nation’s top metros.
Read More »Top 5 Markets for First-time Homebuyers
A report curated the list of markets where first-time buyers looking for an affordable home without steep competition will have the best luck.
Read More »Have First-Time and Repeat Buyers Switched Places?
A recent report revealed that first-time homebuyers were dominating the mortgage market despite tight credit and high rental costs. How are repeat buyers influencing this change?
Read More »More College Grads Moving Back Home
Recent college graduates are more frequently living at home in expensive cities—and cities those that have seen the biggest boom-bust cycles—according to a new report from Zillow. That means recent grads in Riverside, California; Miami; and New York are the ...
Read More »Affordability Issues Not Sparing Current Homeowners
It’s no secret that the one-two punch of rising home prices and limited housing inventory has been making life difficult for would-be first-time homebuyers in markets around the country. However, a new consumer survey finds that it’s not just the ...
Read More »Homebuyers Growing More Diverse in the Lone Star State
Diversity and prices paid for homes in Texas are on the way up, according to the Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report released Wednesday by the Texas Association of Realtors. The report found that the percentage of homebuyers who identified as African-American was ...
Read More »Fewer Renters Planning to Buy a Home
Amid heightened concern for housing affordability and overall rental satisfaction, renting has become increasingly favored among some segments of the population in the United States. Among renters, 67 percent say they believe renting is currently more affordable than owning a ...
Read More »Women Less Confident About the State of Housing
The latest installment of the ValueInsured Modern Homebuyer Survey finds strong disparities between men and women when it comes to their levels of confidence in the state of the housing market. According to the report, only 44 percent of all ...
Read More »Powell’s Appointment to Fed Chair Bodes Well for Housing Market
With mortgage rates expected to hold mostly steady under Powell, the housing market should continue to flourish.
Read More »Marketing to Millennials: a Personal Touch in a Digital World
Millennials are part of an increasing market share in the mortgage housing industry, and companies should be forward thinking in their plan to include them. Read on to find some of the best practices to make them comfortable in a foreign landscape.
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