Housing
With new home prices 2023 down 14% to $427,500 and mortgage rates at 7%, how much do you need to make to afford this price?
Here's how much FHA mortgage insurance fees were just cut, how much you can save, when you can cancel fees, and why they were cut.
Flood risk from climate change is a multi-billion dollar threat to U.S. housing. This research shows the magnitude & which areas will get hit hardest.
After 12 months of home sales drops, home prices affordable at $359k. Here's how much you need to make to qualify.
The U.S. right now has a near record number of housing units under construction. CalculatedRisk's Bill McBride lays out all the numbers and charts in the link below.
New homes below $200k went from 40% of market in 2010 to 0% today. During same period, $500k+ homes went from 10% to 40% of market. Ben Carlson explains why.
Just the announcements of Big Tech firms coming to town can transform community sentiment & behavior, but here's what happens when they pause or back out.
2 straight solid monthly gains for homebuilder confidence signals housing may be turning. So, how can homebuyers get deals right now?
3 tips for home buyers (and sellers) in a 2023 housing market that's declining but not crashing. Sellers and buyers can both win.
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation shows how investment firms are pushing homeownership out of reach for many first-time buyers. Across metro Atlanta, 65k homes have been bought by investors to rent. This piece shows the price trends and impacts for folks in these neighborhoods.
In every U.S. state, Black, Hispanic, Native American households have lower homeownership rates than white households. These Harvard Housing Studies interactive charts show gaps by state.
Here's a good roundup of some key housing data by Dani Romero at Yahoo Finance. Spoiler alert: housing is improving. So if you're a home buyer or seller, don't bury your head in the snow before Spring.

White House says home leases shouldn't include clauses that unfairly favor landlords. Now Congress, USDA, CFPB, FTC, and other regulators will work on making this into law.
The White House Renters Bill of Rights rolled out last week is about safe housing, clear leases, renter rights, and eviction prevention.
Here's a CB Insights recap of Andreesen Horowitz fintech bets overall in 2022, and this post highlights a few mortgage & housing bets

