Local markets spotlights 5 different areas across the country, showcasing what is uniquely happening in those housing markets. The post An inside look...
The three-month decline in pending home sales data is not a cause for concern. In fact, it looks just right. The post Despite 3-month slump, pending...
Housing affordability has been an important public policy issue since the onset of the pandemic. Economist Emily Hamilton explains the research on some...
Housing Market Insanity Hits The Suburbs As Million-Dollar Listings Disappear As investors like BlackRock help drive America's 'Housing Bubble...
The new home sales report came in as a miss of estimates at 803,000, but positive revisions make the report much better than the headline. The...
What’s the latest thinking in fiscal and monetary policy? The Hutchins Roundup keeps you informed of the latest research, charts, and speeches. Want...
S&P/Case-Shiller released the monthly Home Price Indices for December ("December" is a 3-month average of October, November and December prices).This release includes prices for 20 individual...
What Happened in the Stock Market Last Week? Price Action Performance-wise, the NASDAQ 100 is down 1.71% for the week, the S&P 500 is down...
Nate Noel’s problem isn’t a lack of work. It’s everything else. “I used to be able to get guys no problem, but now I am bidding...
More people moved out of San Jose, Calif., than moved in during 2021. Here are the cities with the highest negative net migration.
Real Estate Investors Are Buying A Record Share Of US Homes, Sending Prices Soaring Earlier this week, we reported that Blackrock, America's...
Existing home sales for December came in as a big beat at 6.5 million. Strong homebuyer demand from Millennials is the likely driver. The post Why...
Despite posting a $110 million loss in 2021, Redfin CEO and founder Glenn Kelman said the company remains committed to iBuying at an "existential level." The...
While the housing permits data is fantastic at 1,899,000, the housing completion story is a giant mess right now. The post Housing permits look great — until...
Fed-Driven Housing Mania Sends Average Homebuyer Loan Size To Record High A new report by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) caught our...
A financial bubble is considered to be a situation in which asset prices are much higher than the underlying fundamentals can reasonably justify.
A financial bubble is considered to be a situation in which asset prices are much higher than the underlying fundamentals can reasonably justify.
Homebound started out to help people rebuild after their houses were destroyed by California wildfires in 2018. But over time, the company realized that...
Homebound started out to help people rebuild after their houses were destroyed by California wildfires in 2018. But over time, the company realized that...
Redfin has declared a covenant with its real estate agents, making them employees. Can this model last? The post Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable...
During 2021 and into 2022, Fannie Mae surveys on whether it's a good time to buy a house have simply collapsed. The post Is it really...
During 2021 and into 2022, Fannie Mae surveys on whether it's a good time to buy a house have simply collapsed. The post Is it really...
Futures, Global Markets Jump As Bond Rout Eases U.S. index futures jumped along with Asian and European markets, while the VIX declined for...
The bond market shot up higher as soon as the jobs report came in. Watch for mortgage rates to follow that trend higher. The post Positive...
"An unstoppable force will meet an immovable object in the U.S. housing market this year, and we’ll find out which one wins," says Jeff Tucker, senior...
Home values are growing fastest in areas with the highest share of children, a trend expected to continue as millennials age, buy homes and start families....
“On average, historically, we'd be selling $100 billion to $125 billion [in MSRs] annually,” Incenter Mortgage Advisors' Tom Piercy said. “And now we just did over...
The Issue: Around the start of the pandemic, some experts predicted a protracted collapse in housing prices and the housing market. In fact, the opposite happened:...
The GBP/USD price popped sharply on Tuesday as investors ignored the uproar about the Downing Street parties. The pair rose to a high of 1.3500, which...
The iShares US Home Construction ETF (ITB) slid nearly 10% in January, but Smead Capital Management’s CIO says real estate continues to be a hedge against...