Census Bureau reports a drop from 130.3 million homes to 127.6 million during the outset of pandemic, as younger adults gave up their independent living arrangements to move in with family.
Read More »Live-Work-Play Residences on the Rise
The number of units that incorporate retail space and residential living has quadrupled over the past decade.
Read More »Mortgage Rate Gains Putting Pressure on Pending-Sale Agreements
Redfin reports that nearly 60,000 home-purchase agreements fell apart in June, as mortgage rates steadily climbed toward the 6%-mark, thus compounding affordability issues.
Read More »Second Home, Investment Property Buyers Migrating to At-Risk Areas
A new Redfin study has found that more than 40% of buyers of who purchased a vacation home or investment property during the pandemic did so in areas of high flood, storm, and/or heat risk.
Read More »Inflationary Pressures Spark April Jump in Nationwide Rent Price Growth
CoreLogic has released its latest Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), which analyzes single-family rent price changes nationally and across major metropolitan areas. U.S. single-family rent growth continued its hot streak in April, with prices up by 14% year-over-year, the 13th consecutive month of ...
Read More »Ginnie Mae MBS Portfolio Growth Exceeds $2.2T, Extends Covid Relief
May’s MBS issuance total brings Ginnie Mae’s MBS program balance to $2.216 trillion, the highest in the agency’s history.
Read More »Rising to the Challenge
With our nation and our industry facing continued and mounting threats from damaging natural disasters each new year, DS News speaks with a cross-section of experts about the challenges faced and solutions required.
Read More »Migration, Remote Work Driving Suburban Sales, But Increasing Fire Risk?
Remote work has allowed more to migrate to the suburbs and rural locations, areas where homes with high fire risk are selling for an average of $120,000 more than in lower-risk areas.
Read More »Pandemic Ripple Creates Better Market for Urban Properties
In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic is largely behind us. Even so, ripples from early in the pandemic are still affecting the market today. According to a new report from Zillow, for the first time over a decade, it is ...
Read More »SFR Platform Progress Residential Names Adolfo Villagomez as CEO
Former Home Depot exec brings two decades-plus worth of experience to his new role for SFR management platform responsible for more than 80,000 homes across 30 markets.
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