New home sales up 4% in March, reversing recent declines
A seasonally adjusted 694,000 new homes were sold in March, a 4 percent month-over-month and an 8.8 percent year-over-year increase, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD
by Marian McPherson Apr 24
Homeowners delay selling during prolonged winter: Redfin
The tech-based brokerage's housing index is down by 6.5% due to frosty temps and an early Easter
by Marian McPherson Apr 24
SF homes
Home prices are up 6.3 percent from last year and 0.4 percent over January, according to the latest numbers from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price NSA Index
by Patrick Kearns Apr 24
Manufactured homes surge in demand in the face of low inventory
Vacancy rates dropping and rents rising across the country, according to Marcus & Millichap report
by Patrick Kearns Apr 24
The week in financial markets: no recognizable housing cycle
The Fed has already made cash the most expensive in ten years, but no sector reports that loans are harder to get
by Lou Barnes Apr 20
Wells Fargo hit with $1B fine in mortgage account scandal
Lending giant allegedly charged borrowers fines for the bank's own mistakes
by Patrick Kearns Apr 20
Home prices surge nearly 9%, biggest growth spurt in 4 years: Redfin
While prices jumped, the lack of homes for sale led to an overall 3.9-percent decline in sales compared to March 2017
by Patrick Kearns Apr 19
For Sale sign
Median household can only afford 20 percent of homes in some states
by Patrick Kearns Apr 19
Single-family home property taxes rose 3% in 2017: Attom
Average homeowner paid $3,400 in property taxes last year, but that amount varies wildly from state to state depending on housing costs and taxes levied
by Lew Sichelman Apr 17
Homes flew off the market like hot cakes last year
The median U.S. home sold in 81 days, including closing time
by Marian McPherson Apr 17
Homeownership may further decline among seniors in 2018
New report expects boon in construction for senior housing
by Patrick Kearns Apr 16
What can migration patterns tell us about the housing market?
Younger, more educated individuals with higher income are heading to coastal cities, leaving the Rust Belt behind
by Marian McPherson Apr 12
Hurricane Harvey damage in Port Arthur, Texas
Rates of past-due loans in the areas of Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico stick out like a sore thumb while rest of country is at a 10-year low
by Gill South Apr 11
March home prices reach new peak as inventory nosedives
Only one in three listings is priced at $200,000 and under
by Marian McPherson Apr 9
March jobs report falls short after a stellar February
Jobs growth last month slowed to 103,000 after explosive gains the month before
by Marian McPherson Apr 6
Fastest-growing markets in the U.S. are in the South and West
At the metropolitan level, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, area gained 146,000 people in a year's span
by Lew Sichelman Apr 6