Tag Archives: Housing Affordability

A new report reveals that one particular metric could be the biggest barrier to homeownership. Click through to read more.

Here’s how the bank plans to use its philanthropic push to make housing available to help households achieve their American Dream.

While some indexes point to declining affordability, new research takes a fresh look at affordability in the top U.S. markets, finding some of the most expensive areas may be more affordable to local residents than they first appear.

The stubbornly tight housing supply that has persisted and exacerbated over the past four years has taken a slight turn.

DS News reporter David Wharton recently caught up with Paul Galvin, Chairman and CEO of SG Blocks, an innovative company that turns shipping containers into new enivronments–including homes. Wharton and Galvin discussed some of the pressing issues facing today's housing market including the affordability crisis.

With a new year on deck, CoreLogic recently released its Economic Outlook report, which predicts the central theme for the 2018 housing market—affordability. According to the analysis, there are three main factors driving this forecast.

Affordability may be strong for now in the housing market, but how much longer will that last? Maybe not too much longer, according to one analysis.

Zillow Senior Economist, Aaron Terrazas, speaks with DS News about the disparity of housing affordability and rental costs between congressional districts across the nation.

How would the U.S. Department of the Treasury tweak the housing finance system to better serve consumers and promote homeownership?

Subcommittee Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Missouri) has been an outspoken critic of government regulation when it comes to the housing and the financial industry.