Housing affordability

Without considering the potential of building equity in a property, in 48 of 50 markets renting was better; appreciation flips that to 29 cities in favor of buying, First American said.

Inflation and housing affordability are the two top election-year issues among home buying consumers, according to a new report from Veterans United Home Loans.

Higher interest rates over the spring applied some downward pressure on prices, which still managed to grow by over 4% in the first five months of the year, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index.

Moderating price growth and higher wages are leading to affordability relief, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Nearly 56,000 home-purchase agreements were voided in June with the underlying cause likely affordability, a Redfin report claims.

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The former president's running mate pick has garnered national attention, partially for his controversial suggestion to deport 20 million people as a solution to the lack of housing inventory.

Rising inflation has been an issue across the country, but these are the cities with the greatest challenges.

May's falling interest rates as well as ongoing wage growth helped improve home affordability across borrowing segments and racial groups, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The pace of growth is more than double the recent historical average, adding further affordability hurdles for some homeowners.

Almost two-thirds of those aged 55 or over said they are sentimental about the house they have occupied long-term.

The income needed to afford a typical apartment is the highest since 2022.

Home inventory on the market increased in May, but stubbornly high mortgage rates and home prices are leading to slow sales in many areas, according to reports from Redfin and Zillow.

With home prices also climbing up faster than expected for the time of the year, median new loan payments headed higher by more than 2%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The April and May announcements from the U.S. government, down payment assistance firms and lenders on easing the homeownership affordability crunch.

The rates of single parent homeownership by gender differ by 14 percentage points, even though more single women own homes than men.

Almost half of parents said their grown children returned to live with them after graduation, placing greater challenges on their own long-term housing and retirement goals, according to a recent survey.

A majority of consumers earning more than $100,000 annually said they were concerned about their own ability to purchase a home, demonstrating how affordability issues are impacting those at many socioeconomic levels, the University of Michigan study found.

Because of rising home values, more transactions have proceeds over the federal tax exemption, especially in California, a CoreLogic study found.

Higher costs than expected, not just for the mortgage but for repairs and more, have recent buyers' regretting their purchase, Clever RE and Redfin found in separate reports.