Tag: homeownership

Is it Better to Buy or Rent in 2025?

Is it better to buy or rent?  That’s an age-old question that really depends on a lot of variables – especially an individual’s...

ICE Mortgage Monitor – February 2025

According to the latest ICE Mortgage Monitor, foreclosure starts hit an 11-month high, but remain below pre-pandemic levels.  In addition, the number of...

U.S. Homeownership & Rental Vacancy Rates for Q4 2024

The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates for Q4 2024 were 6.9% for rental housing and 1.1% for homeowner housing. ...

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Sees 3.8% Annual Gain in November

The latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index reported a 3.8% annual increase for November, 2024.  Their 10-City Composite increased...

FHFA Says Home Prices Up 4.2% Year-Over-Year

According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), home prices were up 4.2% from November 2023 to November...

Young Adults Living with Parents Are Not Moving Out

Recent analysis from the NAHB’s Eye on Housing reveals young adults ages 25-34 are not moving out and are continuing to live with...

New Home Sales Up 3.6% in December

The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in November, 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698k,...

WalletHub’s Best & Worst States to Raise a Family for 2025

A new report from WalletHub says certain states make it easier than others to raise a family.  They say the ideal state is...

ATTOM’s Year-End 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report

According to ATTOM Data’s Year-End 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, there were 322,103 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings (default notices, scheduled auctions or...

Existing Home Sales Up 2.2% in December

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were up 2.2% in December to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.24...

Americans Continue to Move to Low-Tax States in ’24

We’ve recently seen a lot moving data for 2024.  In that vein, here is some more; The Tax Foundation is reporting that Americans...

Zillow’s Hottest Markets for 2025

A new report from Zillow reveals their top housing markets for 2025.  And, at the top of that list is Buffalo, NY.  Zillow...

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