Affordability

In a volatile mortgage rate environment, Carrington is offering assumable mortgages as another loan option in today’s real estate market.

“January’s HPSI results showed that consumer sentiment toward the housing market remains subdued by historical standards,” said Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae’s SVP and Chief Economist.

According to a new CoreLogic report, year-over-year single-family home price appreciation declined to nearly 7% in the final month of 2022, marking the lowest rate recorded since the late summer of 2020.

According to a new study from the Joint Center for Housing Studies, many renters living in high-poverty, lower-income, and lower-rent neighborhoods are more likely to experience financial distress, as data revealed some 61% of households behind on their rent live in communities of color.

Addressing the issue of appraisal bias is critical, and Jeffrey Hogan of Veros explains what can be done to identify and prevent this problem.

Currently standing at 96.8%, the number of homes listed versus those for sale was the lowest reported since Q1 of 2019.

More Americans moved in 2022 than in any year since 2012, according to a new study from HireAHelper, as an estimated 27.3 million people migrated throughout the U.S last year.

A new study from Zillow has found that workers making minimum wage need three roommates or four jobs to afford the average two-bedroom rental.

According to new data from Optimal Blue, rate lock data showed moderate signs of an early-January rebound in purchase locks, while refis remain constrained despite a full percentage point rate decline since its October 2022 peak.

As monthly housing payments fall from their peak due to declining mortgage rates and home prices, the median monthly housing payment for San Francisco homebuyers dropped nearly 15%, renewing homebuyer interest in the area.