For Week Ending March 8, 2025 47.7% of mortgaged residential properties in the U.S. were considered equity rich—having a loan-to-value ratio of 50% or lower—in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to ATTOM’s Q4 U.S. Home Equity and Underwater Report. … Continue reading →

For Week Ending March 1, 2025 U.S. pending home sales slipped 4.6% month-over-month and 5.2% year-over-year, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast contract signings falling 1.3% for the month. Pending sales decreased on … Continue reading →

For Week Ending January 25, 2025 U.S. housing starts jumped 15.8% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,499,000 units, but were down 4.4% from one year ago, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Single-family starts climbed 3.3% month-over-month … Continue reading →

For Week Ending January 18, 2025 U.S. home prices increased 4.3% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2024, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index Quarterly Report. Home prices were up in 49 states on an annual … Continue reading →

For Week Ending January 11, 2025 Higher mortgage rates, coupled with rising sales prices, continue to impact buyer preferences for smaller homes. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the typical single-family home under construction had a median floor area of … Continue reading →