Market Analysis

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, demand for loans to buy homes rose 3 percent last week and is now 15 ...

Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group releases a forecast each month looking at what's ahead for the housing market and overall economy....

Typically, during the winter, the homes available for sale are mostly those that have been on the market a while because they're priced too high or ...

A buyer's market means there are more homes available for sale than there are interested home buyers. When this happens, home shoppers have more ...

The number of homes for sale was already low at the beginning of 2020. It only got worse from there. The pandemic, along with surging buyer demand, ...

Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index measures Americans' perception of the current housing market and their personal financial situation. The ...

Luxury isn't easy to define. The dictionary says it's “the state of great comfort and extravagant living.” But since that leaves a lot ...

The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices isn't the only index tracking home-price activity, but it's among the most closely followed. And, ...

At the end of every year, experts and industry analysts release predictions for what they think the housing market will look like in the year ahead. ...

The number of homes available for sale has been lower than normal for a while now. In many markets, there aren't enough homes for sale to meet buyer ...

December isn't usually the month people think of when they think about buying a home, but this year is different. The housing market is hot and ...

The housing market in 2020 has been surprisingly resilient. Though coronavirus-mitigation efforts stalled what was forecast to be a strong spring, ...

After the coronavirus' onset in March, remote work became much more widespread. With it, Americans began to realize the benefits of not having to ...

It's well known that spring and summer are the housing market's hottest seasons. But while they're definitely the busiest times of year, are they ...

The monthly mortgage payment on the typical single-family home is now $1,059, according to new third-quarter data from the National Association of ...

Favorable mortgage rates have helped the housing market handle affordability challenges, low inventory, and the coronavirus. With record low rates ...

The share of Americans who say it's a good time to buy a home rose in October, according to a recent survey from Fannie Mae. The Home Purchase ...