Tag: housing
The mortgage rate decline it would take to make an average home affordable is ‘unrealistic,’ Zillow says
During the pandemic, one of the few things people enjoyed were low mortgage rates. From spring 2020 through 2021, mortgage rates were around or...
Americans spend an entire week’s worth of pay on rent every month—and in some cities, a full two weeks of income is just going to housing
It’s hard to imagine today, but about 17 years ago, rent for Americans was less than $1,000 per month. In 2008, the median rent...
Nearly 17,000 people withdrawn from housing voucher waitlist after Houston Housing Authority update | Houston Public Media
About 16,600 people lost their place on the Houston Housing Authority's (HHA) Housing Choice Voucher waitlist after failing to update their information in May...
Oxford Economics says the crumbling housing market will continue deteriorating because of two key factors
Mortgage rates are still nearly 7% and home prices are 55% higher than they were at the beginning of 2020, according to the Case-Shiller...
Homeowners are pouring their equity into renovations because there’s ‘no incentive’ to sell in today’s housing market
No matter which way you slice it, the housing market is challenging for just about everyone right now. Mortgage rates nearing 7% and elevated...
Buyers wield more power in housing market, especially in Sun Belt, with contract cancellations on the rise
A surging wave of home-sale cancellations is tilting the balance in the housing market from sellers to buyers. In June 2025, nearly 15% of...
A weak housing market could deliver rate cuts and rescue the Fed from Trump
The Federal Reserve is keeping a close eye on President Donald Trump’s tariffs and how they will affect inflation, but the housing market may...
Top economist sounds the alarm even louder on the housing market and says homebuilders are ‘giving up’
The housing market is getting so weak that it’s poised to become a significant drag on overall economic growth, according to Moody’s Analytics chief...
Housing activist who ‘reclaimed’ state-owned home dies amid eviction protest
Benito Flores, who more than five years ago seized a state-owned home in El Sereno to protest against homelessness in Los Angeles, has...
Homeowners are falling behind on mortgage payments in these states
2025 U.S. real estate predictions Zillow predicted a more active market with additional inventory for 2025, giving buyers more room to...
