The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 2, 2024-Carol RyanIn sad news for romantics, the economics of buying a charming old home and fixing it up look terrible at the moment. If …
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Starter Homes Are Shrinking in Size—but Not in Price, New Analysis Confirms
Fortune, Dec. 2, 2024-Sydney Lake and Alena BotrosInflation is hard-felt by typical Americans, even if it seems to be mostly under control on paper. It’s hit the housing market too, …
Affordability Crisis Deepens as Renters Face Rising Housing Costs
Globe St., Dec. 2, 2024-Mario MarroquinMore than half of U.S. renter households are spending an unsustainable share of their income on housing, wiping out affordability gains made over the past …
All-Cash Buyers Are Still Snapping Up Homes. See Where They’re Buying.
The Washington Post, Dec. 2, 2024-Kevin Schaul and Rachel LermanIt takes more money than ever to buy a home in America right now. And nearly a third of home buyers …
Commercial Real Estate Recovery Hinted at in Report
MPA Mag, Dec. 2, 2024-Candyd MendozaThe commercial real estate market experienced another quarter of declining transactions, but the pace of the downturn has slowed, suggesting an improving financing environment and …
America’s Biggest Apartment Owner Takes a Leap Into Modular Homes
Wall Street Journal, Dec. 2, 2024-Rebecca PicciottoGreystar to open its first U.S. modular project, a six-building apartment complex in Pennsylvania, and is building six more.Click here for more (subscription)
Home Equity CLTVs Improve, Credit Scores and DTIs Worse
Home Equity Lending News, December 1, 2024Credit scores on home-equity products have declined by four points from a year ago, though a quarter-over-quarter improvement was observed.Click here for more
The ‘Silver Tsunami’ Will Hit South Florida Even Harder
HousingWire, Nov. 30, 2024-Chris ClowCommunities across the country, particularly those that are popular among retirees, are seeing an influx of older residents as a “silver tsunami” — based on population …
The Affordable Housing Shortage Is Reshaping Parts of Rural America
NBC News, Nov. 29, 2024-Shannon PettypieceWhen Suzanne D’Amico moved from Dallas an hour north to Celina, Texas, there was one grocery store, longhorn cattle down the road and no lights …
Mortgage Loan Limits Increase Again, Making Million-Dollar Homes Increasingly Within Reach
Forbes, Nov. 28, 2024–Amy Rose DobsonThe average loan amount for new conforming loans has been on an upward trend over the past month, rising to $439,200 last week, according to …