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
In this episode, Dr. Frank Nothaft and Maiclaire Bolton Smith provide a status update: When will home prices come down? What will happen when the forbearance moratorium ends, and what’s in store in 2022?
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.
Fewer Women Purchasing Homes—and Earning Income—Is Bad News for Everyone The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of homeownership and its impact on wealth accumulation
Historically, when it comes to recessions, home prices don’t always dovetail with economic instability. In fact, home sales numbers have a much tighter relationship with
Pandemic derailed the spring buying season, but single-family activity rebounded Summary: Places with larger job loss also had a larger increase in home-mortgage past-due rates.