Record Home Price Appreciation Led by Sun Belt States in February
April 5, 2022
National home prices increased 20% year over year in February 2022, according to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Index Report.
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Single-Family Investor Activity Stalls in the Fourth Quarter of 2021
April 4, 2022
Investors’ recent acquisition spree showed its first signs of slowing down in the fourth quarter of 2021. After hitting historical peaks in the second and third quarters of 2021, the share of homes purchased by investors reached its zenith last October at 26.9% of total home sales
Young Homebuyer Share Declines After Peaking in 2020
March 31, 2022
The slim supply of homes for sale is pushing up home prices, and there is a notable difference between young homebuyers, those aged 30 and below and older millennial homebuyers ages 31 and 40.
Vacation Locations Saw Large Home Equity Gains in 2021
March 29, 2022
The Mountain-West region is the hottest housing market in the country, and according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, Phoenix had the fastest year-over-year appreciation. Denver and Boise, Idaho, also showed up as desirable locations.
Monthly Mortgage Payments on Recent Home Purchases Are Significantly More Expensive
March 18, 2022
The real savings that many potential buyers expected from record-low interest rates were quickly outstripped by the pandemic-fueled housing demand and price increases that followed a temporary market shutdown.
Single-Family Annual Rent Growth Off to a Fast Start in 2022
March 15, 2022
U.S. single-family rent growth increased 12.6% in January 2022, the fastest year-over-year increase in over 16 years , according to the CoreLogic Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI). January marked the 10th consecutive month of record-level rent growth.