Frank Nothaft Vlog

June 3, 2022

Hurricane’s Effect on Local Housing Market

Experts are predicting an above-normal number of hurricanes this year. These severe storms can lead to ongoing financial trauma, including elevated mortgage delinquency rates.

April 6, 2022

Rapid Rent Growth Likely to Keep Inflation Elevated

CoreLogic Chief Economist Dr. Frank Nothaft shares an overview of the effect of inflation rates on the cost of rent in the U.S.

March 4, 2022

2021: A Banner Year for Jumbo Loan Securitization

An unexpected side effect of the pandemic has been the extraordinary rise in home prices during 2021. This trend has increased the need for jumbo loans in 2021, spurring the largest issuance since 2007.

February 2, 2022

New Home Sales Trends

New home sales trends are occurring in areas with lower cost-of-living, lower population density and nearby outdoor amenities.

January 7, 2022

Cross-Country Comparison: Home Rent Growth

The U.S. has experienced record annual home-price growth with faster appreciation for detached houses than attached homes.  A similar pattern has occurred for rent growth, and that experience is not unique to the U.S.
December 2, 2021

2022 Housing Outlook

Outlook on the housing market in 2022

November 1, 2021

Commercial Property Sales and Prices Rebound in 2021

Much like other parts of the U.S. economy, commercial property sales fell when the pandemic began. 

October 1, 2021

Home Equity Wealth Bolsters Economic Growth

Home equity – the difference between the value of a home and the amount of mortgage debt on the home – is an important component of overall household wealth.

September 7, 2021

The Role of Rent in Inflation Measurement

In examining inflation, replacing Owners' Equivalent Rent with the CoreLogic Single-Family Rent Index reveals that core inflation may be much higher than reported.

August 6, 2021

Home Price Growth: A Cross-Country Comparison

Mortgage rates hit a record low in the U.S. at the beginning of 2021. While each of us may see the pick-up in price growth in our neighborhoods, that experience is not unique to Americans.

July 8, 2021

Effect of Hurricanes on Local Housing Markets

In 2020, in the span of six weeks, Hurricanes Laura and Delta made landfall 12 miles apart, together taking nearly 100 lives and decimating southwest Louisiana. A look back at the effects of these two hurricanes on the Lake Charles metro shows the potential effects on properties.

June 14, 2021

Refinance in a Rising-Rate Market

With mortgage rates declining to ever new lows during 2020, the mortgage market had the largest number of originations in 17 years. The volume was driven by no-cash-out refinance: more than one-half of the originations, and 4-in-5 refinance loans, were no-cash-out during 2020.