According to a new report from RentCafe, an Austin suburb —Round Rock— has been named the best city for renters in 2022, as Texas reconfirms the rising appeal as a coveted place to live. Raleigh, North Carolina came in second ...
Read More »Spike in Costs Compressing Budgets for Would-Be Homeowners
Inflationary concerns continue to blanket prospective buyers as new residential sales declined month-over-month in April.
Read More »Distressed Home Sales Down 2% YoY in April
NAR reports that foreclosures and short sales represented less than 1% of total home sales in April 2022, but down slightly from April 2021’s totals.
Read More »Median Sale Price in February Hits $357,300
Continuing a pattern of recent rises and declines over the last few months, existing home sales dropped in February 2022 according to the Existing Home Sales Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The NAR recorded a seasonally adjusted ...
Read More »SFR Experts to Converge on Dallas for April Summit
As the SFR market experiences all-time highs, the Five Star Institute will bring together the industry’s top experts for the Single-Family Rental Summit 2022 in Dallas.
Read More »HUD Offers Disaster Aid for Three Storm-Stricken States
Residents in Alaska, Tennessee, and Missouri impacted by recent natural disasters are now eligible for federal disaster assistance.
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 »A Renewed Focus on Housing Supply
An expert looked into the factors that have sharply limited the supply of both new and existing homes for sale, the lack of moderately priced homes, and its impact on first-time buyers. Here’s what he had to say.
Read More »Where is Single-family Rental Growing the Most?
The latest data on single-family rentals reveals a discrepancy in rental price growth among properties at different ends of the price spectrum. Click through to learn which type of properties are spurring growth in rental prices.
Read More »Smaller Loans Could Address Housing Shortages
Click through to learn more about how small loans can be a larger source of affordable housing.
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