Browsing: Housing

“It’s hard to find a market as expensive as Seattle,” said Jeff Tucker, an economist for Seattle-based Windermere Real Estate. “We’re really right behind the expensive…

It’s no secret that we’re in the throes of a housing affordability crisis—anybody in the real estate trenches has felt it, in the form of stalled…

Mortgage spreads Mortgage spreads — the difference between the 10-year Treasury yield and the 30-year mortgage rate — are a complex topic. Over the past decade,…

America’s housing industry is up against persistent inflation, geopolitical challenges, regulatory limbo and a wealth-driven economy increasingly sensitive to equity markets. Fear has become the driving…

Households making $75,000 were able to afford 48.8% of home listings in 2019, but that number has since cratered to 21.2%. For households making $100,000, the…

Wall Street Journal It was reported on Monday that usually the strong springs housing market was a “dod” this year, because the uncertainty of the economic…

Below is a timeline of the actions the Trump administration or Congressional Republicans have taken that impact housing since President Trump took office on Jan. 20,…

The scale of the lock-in problem is staggering. Nearly two-thirds of U.S. homeowners hold mortgages below 4%, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. With current…

Purchase application data Mortgage rates hit their lowest point of the year last week, and it’s making a big difference in the key housing data line…

“I was so happy, but then it just sinks in. It sinks in, that what was devaluing my home was me.” — Carlette Duffy, Indianapolis homeowner…