Market Studies

After investing in a home, buyers can expect to be billed every month for about 15 to 30 years. Read on to see where Realtor.com finds that a mortgage payment would not drag out for the entire life of the loan.

In the midst of what some are calling a global crisis—due to weaknesses in the energy sector and stock market combined with the effects of an overly strong U.S. dollar—home prices continue to move upward. Despite this however the housing sector is just not large enough to carry the weight of the world.

Home prices have been consistently rising for the last few years, but it looks like that slow growth housing market that economists have been predicting for 2016 may have started early.

The classic back-and-forth between renting and buying is not expected to cease anytime soon, but there may be a slight improvement in 2016.

Home prices in the U.S. housing market has seen some major gains over the last few years, but you will be surprised to know that much of this growth is stemming from homes that are priced 75 percent or less of the median home price.

Homes sales finished 2015 in convincing fashion, following two straight months of sluggish sales. Read on to see which cities experienced the largest gains in 2015.

Although Fitch Ratings expects housing and mortgage markets to experience a reduction in activity in 2016, compared to the booming year we have had in the industry last year, they do not project the picture to be totally bleak.

The new year is well underway and the mortgage industry can't help but wonder where the best housing markets will be. A Zillow economist predicts a shuffling of cards that will create a new order among the top housing markets of 2016.

Oil prices continue to decline at rates that were unexpected to many in the housing industry, and while we all certainly enjoy lower gas prices, this may not be good for the general U.S. economy.

Commentary is an ongoing series on theMReport.com that focuses on opinions, ideas, and insights from experts across mortgage banking. Lou Giserman discusses how the recent stock market downturn may just be the opportunity that real estate investors have been waiting for.