While mortgage rates and supply constraints persist, the significant lack of housing supply remains supportive of home prices, as prices inched up 1% in Q1 2023.
Read More »Rents Slowly Returning to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Redfin reports the median U.S. asking rent fell 0.4% year-over-year to $1,937 in March 2023—the first annual decline since March 2020.
Read More »HUD Highlights Zoning Reforms to Boost Housing Supply
A new publication from HUD focuses on land usage and zoning to spotlight reforms that state and local governments can adopt to increase the nation’s housing inventory.
Read More »U.S. Median Sales Price Experiences Modest Increase
According to the RE/MAX National Housing Report for February 2023, the median sales price experienced a slight rise over January, ending a seven-month streak of price declines.
Read More »Home Prices Experience First Annual Drop Since 2012
While many homebuyers remained on the sidelines, home sales and competition leveled off in February, as the median U.S. home sale price fell 1.2% in February, marking the first year-over-year decline since 2012.
Read More »Single Female Homeownership Gains Driving Overall Homeownership Rate Growth
Since 2019, the number of single, female-headed households has increased by 1.4 million, one million of whom are homeowners, according to a new report from First American.
Read More »Median U.S. Asking Rents Rise Nearly 2% YoY
According to a new report from Redfin, the nationwide median asking rent inched upward just 1.7% in February, marking the smallest increase in nearly two years, and the lowest level in 12 months.
Read More »Biden’s 2024 Budget Addresses Affordable Housing
President Biden’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget would significantly invest in building affordable housing, expand access to homeownership, combat housing discrimination, and enhance household mobility.
Read More »Affordability Struggles Weaken Housing Market
The rate of overall housing starts slowed in 2022 while completions climbed, according to a new Realtor.com report. New home affordability continues to drop rapidly with just 10% of new homes sold for less than $300,000 in Q4 2022.
Read More »Price Drops Bringing Buyers Back to the Market
As home prices and mortgage rates fall from their peak, the typical homebuyers’ monthly housing payment declined nearly $300 from October, according to a new report from Redfin.
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