The gap between the actual cap rate and the potential rate rose 0.4 percentage points since Q4 2021. Here's what else new data from First American reveals.
Read More »Pandemic Shrank U.S. Household Count by More Than 2M
A new study concludes that many U.S. homeowners ditched independent living during the early stages of the pandemic.
Read More »Number of Renters in Live-Work-Play Units Quadruples Over Past Decade
Manhattan is home to the highest share of units that combine residential and office and retail space in the nation, home to nearly 90,000 units.
Read More »Q2 Experiences Steep Home Price Hikes
ATTOM released its Q2 2022 U.S. Home Sales Report, revealing that profit margins on median-priced single-family home and condo sales across the United States hit another new record ...
Read More »Median Home Payment Numbers Stabilize in June
Homebuyer affordability numbers seem to have stabilized in June, with the national median payment that loan applicants applied for fell by $4 from $1,897 in May to $1,893 ...
Read More »Senior Housing Wealth Gains $520B in Q1
Senior homeowners, defined as those aged over 62-years-old, saw their housing wealth grow by an average of 4.91%, roughly equating $520 billion, during the first quarter of 2022 ...
Read More »Mortgage Rates Fall Ahead of Fed Rate Hike
In anticipation of another rate hike by the Federal Reserve, mortgage rates retreated downward this week, as purchase demand continued to fall, as the prospect of a recession continues to loom.
Read More »Survey: Lenders Tightening Budgets
Doug Duncan, SVP and Chief Economist at Fannie Mae, comments on the most recent Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey, which found that major lenders are working on cutting costs amid a tumultuous real estate market.
Read More »House Passes Measure to Modernize Remote Online Notarizations
Bipartisan House legislation seeks to modernize the notarization process, and will allow individuals stationed outside of the U.S. to securely notarize documents.
Read More »Lower-Income Households Forgoing Home Repairs
A study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University revealed that many cities offer repair assistance programs, but may be hampered by insufficient budgets.
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