Real Estate

“U.S. housing starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.452 million, which is 3.9% above the downward revised June estimate of 1.398 million and is 5.9% above the July 2022 rate of 1.371 million,” First American Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi said.

As the Fall semester nears, the latest National Student Housing Report from Yardi Matrix revealed student housing preleasing neared a record high in July, with rent growth significantly ahead of last year.

Matt Stepanovich of SingleSource Property Solutions discusses big data’s role in standardizing property valuations and the future of appraisal modernization.

“Applications for purchase loans on newly constructed homes remained strong in July, up 36% annually, as new homes continued to account for a growing share of homes available for sale,” said Joel Kan, MBA’s VP and Deputy Chief Economist.

A new report from LendingTree reveals that Black homebuyers are still more likely to be denied a mortgage when compared to the overall population, with denial rates highest in popular metros like Miami, Detroit, and New Orleans.

Typically, teachers can only afford a few homes near their home school, a number which keeps dwindling as time goes on, according to the latest data from Redfin.

With extensive product strategy and technology leadership experience in the real estate industry, Fortier will direct and continue to enhance the Paragon Connect system, which provides real estate agents on-the-go access to advanced agent-client collaborative features and business management tools.

“Tons of homeowners scored an incredible deal during the pandemic: a 3% mortgage rate for the remainder of their 30-year loan … this means buyers who are in the market now are duking it out for a very small pool of homes, preventing home values from plunging,” said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao.

The high-priced housing market is affecting homebuyer sentiment nationwide, as a new survey from LendingTree revealed more than 50% of Americans fear they will never be able to own a home.

The average American homeowner was able to purchase their first home at nearly 29 years old, according to a new survey from Shane Co.'s The Loupe. The survey revealed that the average homeowner rents for roughly five years before purchasing a home, while more than 25% of respondents believe it's now impossible to afford a home as a single person in the current housing market.