Market Studies

Homeowners and appraisers are inching closer to seeing eye to eye in terms of home value opinions. Quicken Loans’ national Home Price Perception Index found that the average appraisal in November was 1.87 percent lower than the value the homeowner expected.

The housing industry has become so accustomed to believing that renting is a popular trend and option among the millennial generation. However, research shows that picture is distorted and younger consumers are not as big on renting as we believe they are.

The topic of bubbles forming in the housing market is something that has been thrown around for quite some time. As home prices soar to new heights—with no sign of decline—housing bubbles appear to be popping up in many markets and may be here to stay.

America's most-talked about generation—millennials—are expected to impact the housing market heavily in 2016. As home prices in popular metros rise and affordability problems persist, this generation is expected to weigh other options in the near future.

Although overall job openings, hires, and separations were little changed at the end of October 2015 compared to the previous month, the construction and real estate and rental and leasing sector experienced some positive changes.

This year has been dubbed as one the best in terms of home prices and sales, especially during the spring and summer seasons. One competition that has been in the balance for all eternity is the contest between buyers and sellers. It's the age-old competition in the history of the housing market, but only one can ultimately have the power.

The year 2016 is expected to usher in the creation of 1.25 million new households, higher rental demand, increased home sales, and a rise in home purchase loan originations even as refinancing volume plummets, CoreLogic’s Chief Economist predicted Monday.

If affordable housing is your goal, there is a strange corollary between what cities are considered costly and which real estate markets house the nation’s wealthy.

As the cost of housing continues to rapidly rise, consumers can hardly keep up, especially as their income remains stagnant. However, despite the lowering consumer financial sentiment, economic conditions lift the housing market upward.

The mortgage industry is practically holding their breath as 2015 comes to a close and 2016 is just a few weeks away, and with it may come a number of welcome and unwelcome surprises, causing pessimism and uncertainty to invade the market.