Why is the housing market expected to have such a solid year when the estimates for Q1 economic growth are being downwardly revised? Freddie Mac has the answer.
Read More »Home Price Gains Slow to a Crawl
Although home prices continued their upward trek all over the country, they are doing so at a much slower pace, according to data on the recent U.S. House Price Index (HPI) released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
Read More »Ten Real Estate Investment Hot Spots
New, healthy housing markets are emerging in the midst of continued improvement in the job market. Which markets present the most opportunity for investors?
Read More »Incentives Remain for Private Investors in Housing
Bargains are hard to find in the housing market these days, but the incentives are still there for private investors.
Read More »Mortgage Credit Availability Tightens Up
Credit availability in the mortgage industry declined in March due to administrative changes causing declines in the availability of conventional and super conforming loan programs.
Read More »Housing Market to Remain on ‘Solid Trajectory’
Despite signs of softness in several sectors of the economy reported recently, New York Fed President and CEO Bill Dudley expects to see continued expansion in the housing market.
Read More »Why are Millennials Locked Out of the Housing Market?
Millennials have been cited by many housing analysts as the group that is the key to homeownership growth. What factors are keeping this group from becoming homeowners?
Read More »Ask the Economist: Tight Inventory is an Effect, Not a Cause
In this installment of Ask the Economist, Genworth Mortgage Insurance Chief Economist Tian Liu offers his forecast for the housing market in the rest of 2016—and why he thinks inventory will pick up.
Read More »Should Investors Recalibrate Their Buying Strategies?
Investors in real estate-owned and rental markets may need to consider other avenues in the market as previously rapidly growing low price tier housing markets begin to decline in performance.
Read More »Is Housing Poised to Return to Pre-Crisis Glory?
The recent predictions from analysts of a dark year for housing based on the combination of tight inventory, rapid home price appreciation, and slow wage growth may be a little off base, according to one analysis.
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