For the first time in nearly three years, home prices declined 0.77% from June to July according to Black Knight’s Home Price Index. Black Knight is a mortgage software, data and analytics firm. While the drop may be small at less than 1%, it is the largest single-month decline in prices since the beginning of… [Read More]
The U.S. Housing Market Appears to be Cooling Off
Many sellers are hesitant to lower their prices, but buyers have more options now that houses are sitting on the market longer. After a meteoric rise in home prices emboldened sellers over the past couple of years, there are now signs that the U.S. housing market may be cooling off. In hot markets like San… [Read More]
Homeownership by Age 30 Dwindling by Generation
While generational differences are evolving and having a big impact on homeownership and insurance usage in the U.S., millennials and the youngest of Gen X are experiencing noteworthy delays in owning a home due to the Great Recession, according to a new study by TransUnion’s annual insurance summit. In addition to the delays in homeownership,… [Read More]
Could Baby Boomer Mortality Rates Change The Housing Market?
Before the pandemic, Baby Boomers – those typically classified as people born between 1946 and 1964 – represented 41% of U.S. homeowners. This is according to a special report conducted by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America. As older Americans age out of their homes to move to assisted living facilities or… [Read More]
Lessons Learned From Last Year’s Unsuccessful Homebuyers
While the 2021 housing market was booming, it wasn’t a walk in the park for most buyers. 66% of Americans who began the year with intentions to buy weren’t successful according to NerdWallet’s 2022 Home Buyer Report. With 26 million planning to buy a home this year, the lessons from the failed 2021 attempts may… [Read More]
Home listings Fall to Record Low Causing Bidding Wars
A nationwide survey conducted by Redfin found that nearly 56% of offers for homes faced bidding wars in January, up nearly 4% from December of last year. More than half of homes are now going under contract in less than two weeks. This marks the ninth consecutive month where more than half of home offers… [Read More]