Tag Archives: Affordability

Potential homebuyers are looking at areas with affordable home prices and lowered housing costs, according to a new WSJ/Realtor.com report, which showed the Midwest is emerging as a new option for home shoppers despite facing low inventory and a quick market pace.

As the Halloween holiday creeps nearer, a new Point2Homes study revealed what homebuyers are most frightened by in today's housing markets, such as volatile home prices and intensifying housing competition.

Asian (27%), Hispanic (24%), Black (20%), and white (15%) prospective homebuyers surveyed say they have not yet bought a home mainly because they are waiting for prices to decline. Click through to find out more from the National Association of Realtors.

Once known for its speed and red-hot market, Austin, Texas, is now one of the slowest housing markets in the U.S. A new Redfin report examines the factors in play.

As we head into Halloween, mortgage rates continue to edge closer to the 8% mark, resulting in the longest consecutive rate rise reported since the Spring of 2022. Click through to see what else buyers may fear as we enter the final months of 2023.

The MBA reports that affordability improved slightly for the nation’s homeowners in September, as the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants fell slightly month-over-month. Click through to learn more about the changes.

Housing activity is still hot as the market transitions from peak rental season, with the Midwest dominating October’s top 30 list of cities with the most rental activity, landing 12 entries in RentCafe's rankings.

The combination of the affordability crisis and 8% mortgage rates are a problem not just for the middle class, but high-income earners as well. Read a new analysis of where homebuyer money stretches the furthest by clicking through.

With mortgage rates continuing to edge closer to the 8% mark, home builders have reduced home prices in order to boost sales. Just how many reported cutting home prices in October? We’ve got the answers.

A new report from Zillow has found that more couples are turning to wedding registries for assistance in buying their first home in lieu of traditional wedding gifts. Read on for details on how many newlyweds are getting creative in their pursuit of homeownership funds.