Real Estate

Almost 40 percent of the cost of new multifamily home construction can be attributed to regulations, according to the HUD Secretary.

A new analysis finds that in some metros, owners can leave homes vacant for more than a decade before selling becomes cheaper.

Realtor.com attributes rising demand for such homes to higher housing and child care costs, cultural traditions, and more adapted housing stock.

The median price for new single-family homes declined more than 6 percent to $387,400, a near five-year low.

The longer a homeowner remains in the house and the faster the home values rise, the wider the property tax gaps grow, according to a new study.

Mortgage debt has been on an upward trend over the past few years, WalletHub said.

Building permits for privately owned housing units dropped by 10.8 percent from February.

The policy made new home construction ineligible for USDA or FHA-backed mortgages unless it complied with ‘burdensome’ energy conservation standards.

The national housing price index rose 0.7 percent year over year in February.

Demand for office space is rising even as office-using employment remains below 2022 levels, according to an analysis.

D.R. Horton expects its incentive levels to remain elevated and increase further.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate has dipped to 6.23 percent, according to Freddie Mac.

The gap between sold homes and active listings reached its widest March level since 2020, according to Zillow.

Still, the spring U.S. housing market remains ‘unseasonably slow.’

Raw land with no prior development has appreciated the most of any category, rising by 86.5 percent since the first quarter of 2019.

New reports show that tech worker migration and mass layoffs have pushed Austin’s once-heated housing market toward balance.

Most young people cited good pay and the opportunity to gain useful skills as the main reasons for choosing this career.

In some markets, homeownership makes more sense than renting as costs are similar, while in expensive coastal areas, many potential buyers must rent.

Redfin said the city’s booming tech sector and tight inventory helped make it the nation’s most expensive major metro.

The number of properties with a foreclosure filing was up by 26 percent year over year.

Almost 40 percent of the cost of new multifamily home construction can be attributed to regulations, according to the HUD Secretary.

A new analysis finds that in some metros, owners can leave homes vacant for more than a decade before selling becomes cheaper.

Realtor.com attributes rising demand for such homes to higher housing and child care costs, cultural traditions, and more adapted housing stock.

The median price for new single-family homes declined more than 6 percent to $387,400, a near five-year low.

The longer a homeowner remains in the house and the faster the home values rise, the wider the property tax gaps grow, according to a new study.

Mortgage debt has been on an upward trend over the past few years, WalletHub said.

Building permits for privately owned housing units dropped by 10.8 percent from February.

The policy made new home construction ineligible for USDA or FHA-backed mortgages unless it complied with ‘burdensome’ energy conservation standards.

The national housing price index rose 0.7 percent year over year in February.

Demand for office space is rising even as office-using employment remains below 2022 levels, according to an analysis.

D.R. Horton expects its incentive levels to remain elevated and increase further.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate has dipped to 6.23 percent, according to Freddie Mac.

The gap between sold homes and active listings reached its widest March level since 2020, according to Zillow.

Still, the spring U.S. housing market remains ‘unseasonably slow.’

Raw land with no prior development has appreciated the most of any category, rising by 86.5 percent since the first quarter of 2019.

New reports show that tech worker migration and mass layoffs have pushed Austin’s once-heated housing market toward balance.

Most young people cited good pay and the opportunity to gain useful skills as the main reasons for choosing this career.

In some markets, homeownership makes more sense than renting as costs are similar, while in expensive coastal areas, many potential buyers must rent.

Redfin said the city’s booming tech sector and tight inventory helped make it the nation’s most expensive major metro.

The number of properties with a foreclosure filing was up by 26 percent year over year.