Analysis

Sales of previously owned homes spiked 7 percent in September, according to new numbers from the National Association of Realtors. The ...

Labor shortages and supply-chain disruptions have been an issue for home builders ever since the pandemic's onset last year. But, despite those ...

First-time home buyers used to make up a larger share of the homes sold in any given year. Typically, they'd account for around 40 percent of annual ...

Market conditions have been difficult for home buyers this year. Rising prices and competition for available listings have made things challenging. ...

Work has always played a role in where we live. After all, nobody likes a long commute. Which is why we've typically looked to live somewhere close ...

Many surveys have shown an all-cash offer is the surest way to win a bidding war. The problem, of course, is most buyers – and especially ...

Walkable neighborhoods with easy access to public transit have traditionally been attractive to home buyers. After all, who doesn't like the ...

The lack of previously owned homes for sale is an opportunity for home builders. There are, after all, plenty of buyers. So, in a market with low ...

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, demand for mortgage applications rose 2.1 percent last week from the ...

Sales of previously owned homes fell less than one percent in May, according to new numbers from the National Association of Realtors. The ...

Housing market conditions have been pretty consistent over the past few years. Inventory and mortgage rates have remained low while buyer demand and ...

Whatever challenges today's housing market has, they haven't deterred home buyers. Buyer demand spiked last summer and hasn't let up since. In fact, ...

There are plenty of reasons someone might be considering a move. But among the ones most commonly cited by prospective home buyers, a desire for ...

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates were up and down last week. Rates fell ...

In most cases, when you buy something, you don't get to negotiate the price. If you're buying a refrigerator, for example, you don't make an offer. ...

Last year, after the coronavirus' onset, there was a lot of talk about how Americans were looking to move from city centers into the suburbs and ...

Because home builders have a unique perspective on the housing market, the National Association of Home Builders conducts a monthly survey to ...