Tag Archives: Starter Homes

Due to increasing cost of land, zoning restrictions, and skyrocketing costs for building materials, starter-homes are becoming a dying trend. The latest market study from Point2 Homes explores the challenges facing first-time buyers.

Despite the U.S. median rental price reaching a new high in June, climbing mortgage rates drove monthly starter homeownership costs up nearly 30%—an estimated $561 higher than rents.

Why are investors focusing their efforts on the starter-home market, and how will this impact buyers? Find out in this Video Spotlight.

A recent study found that there’s little difference of opinion on pricing between homeowners and buyers. What does this trend foretell?

One of the major casualties of a national housing market defined by continuously rising prices and over-tight inventory is the starter home, according to the latest Inventory and Price Watch report by Trulia. Starter homes “have become scarcer, pricier, smaller, ...

Buying a home is cheaper long-term than renting an apartment in the top metropolitan areas, and a new report breaks down just how much homeowners can save.

Per the latest data reported by Trulia, 51.1 percent of listings at the end of 2016 were for luxury homes. What could 2017 have in store for this sought-after property type?