Housing affordability

The investment is expected to bring a 40% increase to Chase Home Lending's mortgage capacity, with the addition of 850 new advisors, the company said.

Economic uncertainty is turning into 2026's defining theme that dictates housing market trends, according to over one-third of lenders surveyed by HomeLight.

Realtor.com's latest forecast projects prices will grow 1.2% in 2026, lower than its original estimate of 2.2% and well below the current pace of inflation.

Gen Z, whose oldest members turned just 29, represented nearly a third of all first-time home buyer loans, according to ICE's latest Mortgage Monitor report.

The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home price index rose 0.8% year over year in April, while U.S. Federal Housing's index climbed 2%. Both indexes declined monthly.

Median purchase loan payments hit $2,198 in May, up 2.1% from April, as rising rates and home prices threaten to dampen origination volume, MBA reports.

Delayed development pipelines and tradeoffs plague projects as builders look towards creative financing strategies to cope.

Social media has reshaped what buyers expect from starter homes, fueling a perception crisis, according to the SVP at Mphasis Digital Risk.

But moderating price growth and friendly building policies in many markets hint at emerging affordability for aspiring buyers, Zillow said.

Under the proposed rule, the definition of a manufactured home would allow upper floor sections to be transported and constructed without a permanent chassis.

The larger opportunity, worth $10 million, focuses on tests that use robotics and AI to improve the manufacturing of factory-built housing.

Mortgage payments climbed to a 10-month high in April as rates rose, but strong annual wage growth of 5.3% helped keep the MBA's affordability index nearly flat month to month.

Home prices rose 0.7% annually in March, down from a 0.8% increase in the previous month, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home price index.

Insurance claims dropped in 2025, but covered loss amounts didn't follow, largely due to the severity of the Southern California wildfires, Rate reported.

The Real Brokerage's Agent Optimism Index, which measures agents' 12-month outlook, increased to 64 in April from 62 in March, but still below February's 70.3.

First-time buyer ages and declining homeownership rates demand bold federal action on taxes, condos and financial literacy, according to the head of the CHLA.

Restricting institutional investors is bad policy, but reforming 1031 exchanges and requiring public listings for HUD homes could boost affordability, according to the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

Prices rose 0.32% last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, equal to a 3.9% annualized rate, according to ICE Mortgage Technology's mortgage monitor report.

Mordor Intelligence expects the manufactured homes market size to expand from $28.5 billion in 2025 to $30.5 billion this year, its latest report found.

A dv01 paper finds while no one single cause exists and elements like the lack of transportation infrastructure make a return to historic affordability unlikely.