The housing market is feeling the squeeze as high prices, low inventory, and high demand all butt up against each other, making it difficult for many potential homebuyers to find a house of their own (or at least one they ...
Read More »25 of the Largest Metros are Overvalued
Home prices touched a growth of almost 7 percent between January 2017 and 2018. How did this growth affect the value of entry-level homes in an overvalued market?
Read More »In San Francisco, $1 Million Buys an ‘Earthquake Shack’
It’s no secret that California is home to some of the priciest housing markets in the United States. According to a recent study by the Paragon Real Estate Group (using data provided by the California Association of Realtors’ Housing Affordability ...
Read More »How Could Import Tariffs Affect Housing?
President Trump caught many by surprise last week by announcing planned tariffs on steel and aluminum, jostling the markets and prompting analysts to weigh in on the prospects of a trade war. But how would the proposed tariffs affect the ...
Read More »The Housing Market’s Long March to Recovery
Between December 2007 and June 2009, U.S. households lost over $16 trillion in net worth. That’s one of the stark figures that opens CoreLogic’s new special report entitled “Evaluating the Housing Market Since the Great Recession.” The report tracks the ...
Read More »West Remains the Most Expensive Region to Buy a Home
Home prices continued their upward climb over the last 12 months, ending 2017 with a growth of 6.3 percent according to the December 2017 data on the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index that was released by S&P Global on Tuesday. ...
Read More »Home Prices Decelerating in Luxury Markets
Since the 2008 financial crisis, predicting where the housing market is headed next has become a game with very high stakes indeed. Tracking the interactions between home prices, affordability, the impact of regulation (or deregulation), and a thousand other factors ...
Read More »10 Most Accurate Home Price Forecasts for Metros
Housing forecasts can be tricky, especially in the present market conditions where values change by the day. According to CoreLogic’s latest House Price Index (HPI) Validation Report released on Thursday, the company’s national HPI forecast for 2017 came within 1.7 ...
Read More »High Prices Collide With Dwindling Inventory
Median income has risen, yet many potential home buyers are still hesitant. Inventory hit an all-time low, as prices jumped, and reports show this is a trend that may continue.
Read More »Study Says: Rising Rates to Marginally Affect Home Buying
They may slow down their search for a new home or look for smaller homes, but a very few buyers looking at purchasing a home in 2018 will halt their plans if mortgage rates go beyond 5 percent, according to ...
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