Upward trends in mortgage rates and median prices are forcing more back to the sidelines to re-consider their housing options.
Read More »Outlook: Buyers and Inventory Will Return by 2024
Now is a great time to own a home, but not so much if you are trying to buy one. First-time buyers are fighting a war on multiple fronts, trying to balance rising home prices and interest rates with near ...
Read More »What 2022 Holds for the Forbearance and Foreclosure Landscape
In a recent DS News-hosted webinar, housing experts discuss delinquency, strategies around exiting forbearance, and the projected status of the housing market for 2022.
Read More »Inventory Finds New Low in November
If you thought the housing supply hit rock bottom in February, you thought wrong. According to a new report from Redfin, the number of homes available for sale fell by another 38,000 units finding a new low by the end of November suggesting more hardships for burnt-out ...
Read More »New Homebuyers Finding the ‘Well Has Run Dry’
Supply chain issues for builders has contributed to a severe lack of inventory, which restricted home sales in September.
Read More »Housing Inventory Rises for the Fifth Consecutive Month
With the winter around the corner, Zillow has found the minor growth in inventory is helping shift the scales slightly in favor of buyers.
Read More »First-Time Buyers Feel the Pinch of Higher Prices
NAR reports that, year-over-year, median home prices rose 17.8% in July, pricing many prospective buyers out of the market.
Read More »Housing Market Finds Some Relief in July
An increase in the number of smaller, affordable homes listed in July provided much-needed relief for first-time homebuyers who have been shut out of the market due to affordability and inventory concerns.
Read More »Rents Rise to New Highs in June
Affordability struggles for homebuyers forced more into the rental space, with rents rising at a faster pace than income in many metros nationwide.
Read More »Competition Heats Up Amid Diminishing Inventory
In a typical year, buyer-seller activity would be dwindling down heading into Labor Day, economic experts report. This is not a "typical year."
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