Tag Archives: Housing Market

What is the effect of low housing inventory on both new and existing home sales?

Why is the outlook for housing so bright for 2016?

The number of homes with equity has been on the rise while the number of homes with negative equity has been falling. What are the implications for the mortgage market and for the overall economy?

Ask the Economist is an ongoing series in which DS News talks with an economist about the most pressing issues facing the nation's housing industry and the economy. This installment features Frank Nothaft, SVP and Chief Economist with CoreLogic.

The amount of underwater mortgages nationwide continues to decline.

The signature report from CoreLogic Chief Economist Dr. Frank Nothaft offers viewers a few twists, turns and apparent contradictions.

Single family rentals, SFRs, were supposed to be a short-term opportunity when real estate hit bottom, but now it's emerging as a new class that big money is looking at. So what's happening?

The expected interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve is also swaying the views of many consumers for the housing market, causing many to believe that getting a mortgage will be more difficult next year.

Indications of improvements in the mortgage risk performances space include are many, including tightened underwriting standards compared to the early 2000s and steadily declining negative equity, foreclosure starts, and distressed sales. What are the red flags the industry should be watching?

“Despite mixed housing and mortgage market data, our forecast for housing activity is little changed over the past several months,” Duncan said. “The supply of existing homes remains lean amid slowing new single-family construction, putting significant upward pressure on home prices. While this helps boost home equity, it hurts affordability, especially for potential first-time homebuyers."