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According to a new report from Home Bay, cities with above-average home values have homeless rates about 2.5 times higher than cities with lower-than-average home values, with San Jose, California, having the highest rate of homelessness and the highest home values of any major metro in the U.S.

Despite mortgage rates reaching their highest levels since November 2022, overall app volume rose week-over-week, led by an increase in both FHA and VA purchase applications.

While rents remain nearly 25% higher compared to the same time in pre-pandemic 2019, rent prices in the expensive West are seeing the largest year-over-year declines, according to Realtor.com's May 2023 Rental Report.

The Housing Choice Voucher homeownership program could help reduce the racial homeownership gap in the U.S., allowing households with a voucher to use it for mortgage payments rather than rent, advancing homeownership opportunities for Black non-Hispanic households.

According to a new report from Redfin, asking rents fell just 2% in the West but rose 5% in the Northeast and Midwest as supply increased and rents began to cool nationwide.

According to a new report from Redfin, while the typical U.S. home costs an estimated 25% more per month to own than rent, homebuying is only more affordable than renting in Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Houston.

Rachel Richardson of Rent. examines several major market trends that impact a property’s day-to-day operations, and what to do about them. 

The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies will present a discussion on how granting landlords, employers, and other gatekeepers access to criminal records can create serious barriers to housing, jobs, and other opportunities.

A new analysis from Rent. found that more renters showed interest in the Northeastern U.S. in Q4, while more renters exited the state of Illinois in the fourth quarter than anywhere else in the U.S.

Bank of America has announced collaborations with Enterprise Community Partners and developers to preserve housing for middle-income earners, helping preserve more than 3,000 affordable homes nationwide.