President-elect Donald Trump has yet to officially announce his choice for HUD Secretary, but he did name two new members to the HUD transition team on Tuesday.
Read More »Trends Indicate that a Shift is Imminent
What factors have prompted housing experts to predict that the housing market will shift from a seller's market to a buyer's market?
Read More »Single-Family Rentals: Deciding Where to Invest
How does an investor determine in which markets to acquire single-family properties for rental and get the most return on investment?
Read More »Home Prices Cross a ‘Largely Symbolic’ Threshold
The latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices look impressive on the surface, surpassing peak 2006 numbers. But when inflation is factored in, nationally, prices still have a long way to go.
Read More »First-Time Buyers Make Gains Amid Headwinds
While some reports in the industry say the first-time buyer share is declining, it has been on an upward trend for two years, according to one analysis.
Read More »Here is Where the Top Real Estate Markets Are
As 2017 nears, economists are looking at fast growing job markets to determine popular markets and trends.
Read More »Single-Family Rentals are Not Just Existing Homes
With the existing-home supply limited, newly built homes are slowly gaining market share in the single-family rental space.
Read More »KBRA: 2016 May Be as Good as it Gets for Lending
Industry reaction has been positive to the FHFA's move to raise the GSE conforming loan limits for the first time in a decade. But one analysis says the effect on mortgage lending may be minimal.
Read More »Is Wage Growth Catching Up to Price Appreciation?
For months, home price appreciation has outpaced wage growth, which has been hurting affordability. It appears that trend may be changing, however.
Read More »Hitting New Heights of Home Price Appreciation
Home prices have been rising steadily since hitting their trough in January 2012, and are up to their pre-crisis peaks in many markets. According to the latest data, which markets have reached new peaks?
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