Trump just won the real estate agent/mortgage broker/home builder vote with the following tweet this morning: As is customary with Trump there are no... Continued
Major Paradigm Shift Could Be At Hand: Rent vs. Buy
5 charts (3 of which are courtesy of Zero Hedge) go a long way towards illustrating the homeownership situation and the current buy vs. rent... Continued
Mortgage Rates Reach Lowest Level In More Than 3 Years
The average rate of interest on 30-year fixed rate mortgages in the U.S. is down to levels we haven't seen since early 2013: The... Continued
A Bullish Case for U.S. Housing
An impressively bullish note on U.S. housing from RBC this morning: The fact that 2.4 million foreclosures are set to roll off credit reports in... Continued
Why Real Estate Might Be The Asset Class For 2016
After a few years of healthy gains we have seen the median existing home price slip roughly 6-7% during the 2nd half of 2015: ... Continued
6 Charts That Paint A Mixed Picture For Housing
The backdrop for U.S. housing is a mixed one. On one hand mortgage rates remain historically low and show no signs of rising anytime soon,... Continued
U.S. Housing Continues To Be Exceptionally Affordable
After recovering from the U.S. housing bubble and Global Financial Crisis, U.S. residential housing prices have enjoyed a solid rebound during the last few years:... Continued