Thursday, November 14, 2024

Housing Markets

Home Prices Will Continue to Rise in 2024-2025, But at a Much Slower Pace

U.S. home prices will increase 2.4% in 2024 and 2.7% in 2025, a group of housing experts predict in a report from Fannie Mae. According...

Healthy Jobs Report for November Signals ‘Soft Landing’ Ahead for the Economy

The U.S. economy added 199,000 jobs in November - lower than the 12-month average but still above expectations - while the unemployment rate fell...

Fannie Mae: 85 Percent of Consumers Say Now is a Lousy Time to Buy...

Only 14% of U.S. consumers think now is a good time to buy a home, according to the latest Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment...

CoreLogic: Northeast Gains Drove Home Price Appreciation in October

U.S. home prices continued to rise in October - driven mostly by gains in the Northeast - but the rate of appreciation slowed significantly. According...

Zillow: Housing Market Will Improve in 2024 – But Only a Little  

Zillow is forecasting that the housing market will improve slightly in 2024, but affordability will remain a challenge. Buying a home will remain expensive, keeping...

Homebuyer Affordability Continued to Erode in October

The national median mortgage payment was $2,199 in October, an increase of $44, or 1.2%, from September and up $143, or 9.3%, from October...

First American: Housing Affordability Challenges Likely to Continue Through 2024

The labor market will likely weaken, leading to slower wage growth in 2024 and exacerbating the housing market’s affordability problem, according to a recent...

Case-Shiller: Lack of Inventory Continued to Push Home Prices Higher in September

U.S. home prices continued to increase in September - albeit at a slower pace - rising 0.7% compared with August and up 3.9% compared...

New Home Sales Decreased 5.6 Percent in October

After surging more than 12% month over month in September, sales of new single‐family homes dropped 5.6% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual...

Study Shows Which States Have the Most Affordable Mortgage Payments

A new study reveals the states where homeowners spend the smallest portion of their income on home payments throughout the U.S. The research by SelfStorage.com...

Redfin: Housing Market Looks a Little Brighter in November

Homebuyers have reason to be optimistic this November as mortgage rates have fallen and available inventory has increased, Redfin reports. For the four weeks ended...

Home Prices Continue to Rise, With Some Luxury Markets Seeing Strong Increases 

U.S. home prices increased 0.4% in October compared with November and were up 7% compared with October 2022, according to First American’s most recent...

Zillow: More Young Homebuyers Open to Renting a Portion of Their Home

More than half of young home buyers would consider renting out all or a portion of their home to produce additional income, a new...

NAR: Existing-Home Sales Fell 4.1 Percent in October

Existing-home sales in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.79 million, a decrease of 4.1% compared with September and down 14.6%...

Housing Starts Increased in October as Builders Respond to Strong Demand for New Homes

Housing starts in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.372 million, an increase of 1.9% compared with September but down 4.2%...

NAHB: Home Builder Confidence Continues to Fall on Higher Rates

Home builder confidence in November fell six points to a score of 34 on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market...

Home Sales Will Drop 18 Percent This Year, NAR Forecasts

U.S. home sales will decrease 18% this year, due mainly to higher mortgage rates, limited inventory and high home prices, the National Association of...

NAR: Average Income to Purchase a Home Jumps to $107K

The median household income of U.S. home buyers who purchased single-family primary residences jumped to $107,000 in June, according to the National Association of...

Housing Affordability Fell to its Lowest Level in More Than a Decade in Q3

Mortgage rates above 7%, elevated construction costs and limited existing inventory helped push housing affordability to its lowest level in more than a decade...

CoreLogic: Home Prices Continued to Rise in September; Rate of Growth Expected to Slow...

U.S. home prices continued to climb in September, rising 0.3% compared with August and 4.5% compared with September 2022 - and the rate of...