Affordability

“Even though buyers are trepidatious about high mortgage rates, we’re seeing bidding wars in several pockets of the market because there are so few options and even fewer good options,” said Redfin Premier Agent Jordan Hammond.

According to First American’s Potential Home Sales Model, the nationwide sales pace will begin to settle into a new normal, as potential existing-home sales decreased in June, suggesting they may have hit bottom.

“While permits, a leading indicator of future starts, ticked up 2.2% month over month, the pace of construction slowed as single-family housing starts were down 7.0% month over month, meaning less groundbreaking on new homes, and single-family completions were down 2.8% month-over-month, meaning less supply was added to the housing stock,” said First American Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi.

The Biden Administration and HUD announced they will increase the transparency of housing fees, and released new research that summarizes state and local innovation to address junk fees nationwide.

While many metro areas continue to outpace the national average in terms of growth, GOBankingRates reveals the cities where homebuyers will be unable to afford homes in the next 10 years, with popular cities like Knoxville, Tennessee; and Albuquerque, New Mexico topping the list.

While single-family rental cost gains rose 3.4% year-over-year in May, a new CoreLogic report finds the overall rate of increase has returned to pre-pandemic levels recorded between 2010 and 2019.

The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies has issued its State of the Nation's Housing report, underscoring how the U.S. is dealing with sustainability issues faced in today’s marketplace.

Fannie Mae's latest Home Price Index reveals home prices grew 3% year-over-year in Q2, and while demand remained resilient, competition heated up for the near-historically limited supply of existing homes for sale.

As economic inflation continues to impact rental prices nationwide, a new study from WalletHub examined the best and worst cities to rent in the U.S., with Midwestern states like North and South Dakota, Kansas, and Iowa topping the list of places with the most affordable rentals.

Occupying nine of the top 10 spots of the nation’s most expensive housing markets, the Golden State led the way in a CoreLogic study, driven by tech hubs, outdoor amenities, weather, and a strong economy.