Indices Show Small Increases in Home Prices
Data from the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices show that home prices continued to increase at a modest rate across the U.S. in November...
Arch MI: Home Affordability Is the Best in 30 Years
According to the Winter edition of The Housing and Mortgage Market Review (HaMMR) from Arch Mortgage Insurance Co. (Arch MI), affordability remains strong even...
Existing-Home Sales Rose in December; 2020 Expected to be ‘Great Year For Housing’
Existing-home sales in December increased to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 5.54 million, up 3.6% compared with November and up 10.8% compared with December...
Low Mortgage Rates: A Positive and Negative Influence on Potential
According to First American’s “Potential Home Sales Model” for December 2019, the number of potential existing-home sales is 5.3 million: a figure that is...
Housing Starts Jumped Nearly 17% in December
Housing starts in December surged to an annual rate of 1.608 million, an increase of 16.9% compared with November and up 40.8% compared with...
Housing Shortage Likely to Get Worse Before it Gets Better
According to Zillow’s Real Estate Market Report for December, the number of for-sale homes in the U.S. is at its lowest point in at...
Zillow: U.S. Housing Stock Worth $33.6 Trillion
A new analysis from Zillow says the total value of every home in the U.S. now stands at $33.6 trillion: an increase of $11.3...
Redfin: Home Buyer Demand Up, Along with Sale Prices
According to a new report from Redfin, U.S. home-sale prices increased 6.9% year over year in December to a median of $312,500, as well...
Report Suggests Even Split in Rent vs. Buy Affordability
Results reported in ATTOM Data Solutions’ 2020 Rental Affordability Report show that owning a median-priced, three-bedroom home is more affordable than renting a three-bedroom...
CoreLogic Forecasts Home Prices Peak
According to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index (HPI) for November 2019, home prices rose both year over year (up 3.7%) and month over month (up...
FHFA: U.S. Home Prices Increased 5% Year-Over-Year in October
U.S. home prices increased 0.2% on an adjusted basis in October compared with September and were up 5.0% compared with October 2018, according to...
Case-Shiller: U.S. Home Prices Continued to Rise in October
U.S. home prices increased 0.5% on an adjusted basis in October compared with September and were up 3.3% compared with October 2018, according to...
Pending Home Sales Increased in November
After falling 1.7% in October, pending home sales increased 1.2% on an adjusted basis in November, month-over-month, resulting in a score of 108.5 on...
Housing Market 2019: What a Difference a Year Sometimes Makes
Housing cycles are generally very long, with upward trends often lasting years or even decades, but in some respects 2019 was an exception to...
New Home Sales Up Nearly 17% Year-Over-Year in November
New home sales in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 719,000, an increase of 1.3% compared with a revised rate of...
Low Mortgage Rates, Robust Job Market to Boost Home Sales in 2020
Driven mainly by low mortgage rates and a vibrant job market, U.S. home sales will climb to an annual rate of 6.2 million in...
Existing-Home Sales Fell in November Compared with October But Were Up Year Over Year
After increasing in October, existing-home sales retreated in November, falling 1.7% compared with the previous month to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 5.35 million,...
Surge in Housing Starts Prompts Fannie Mae to Upgrade its Economic Forecast
Due in part to the recent surge in housing starts, Fannie Mae has upgraded its economic forecast and is now predicting that housing will...
Housing Starts Jumped in November as Production Continued to Accelerate
Housing starts jumped for a second straight month in November, rising to an adjusted annual rate of 1.365 million, an increase of 3.2% compared...
CoreLogic: Negative Equity Share Dropped to 3.7% in Q3
Due to rising home prices, the total number of U.S. properties in negative equity continued to shrink in the third quarter.
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