Pandemic

March 18, 2022

Monthly Mortgage Payments on Recent Home Purchases Are Significantl...

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.

February 14, 2022

Did COVID-19 Affect Property Tax Appeal Trends in the Largest Texas...

Harris is the largest county in Texas and provides detailed data around the annual property tax appeal cycles. CoreLogic examined this data to identify key trends and analyze whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected activity. For this study, we focused on appeals between 2016 and 2021 for only rea...

August 23, 2021

The Power of Data for the Retail Holiday Season

Retail continues to be a competitive space to thrive, and utilizing the power of big data to generate leads will be key for making the most of this holiday season and the years to come.

June 28, 2021

Jumbo Loans No Longer Cheaper than Conforming Loans

While the mortgage rate dropped to a record low in 2020, the jumbo-conforming mortgage rate spread widened. In other words, jumbo loans were relatively more expensive than conforming loans.

April 19, 2021

Special Report: Pandemic Crippled Progress in Closing Gender Wealth...

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 among American households. Home prices soared, and among homeowners with a mortgage, the average equity gains were o...

March 11, 2021

Pandemic: A One-Year Look Back

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. Average home equity rose to a record level by year-end 2020, enabling a rise in home remodeling spending to an all-time...

February 10, 2021

Top 20 Counties to Watch: Millennial Homebuyers Are Settling Down

First-Time Home Buyers Account for Greater Share of Mortgage Applicants in 2020 First-time home buyers have been a growing share of the home buying population, a trend that accelerated in 2020. According to CoreLogic Fraud Consortium Loan Application data, the share of first-time buyers surged to...

December 21, 2020

U.S. For-Sale Home Supply Tightened during Pandemic, Pushing Up Hom...

National Supply of Homes for Sale Fell to 2.2 Months in October 2020 After the pandemic took hold in the U.S. in early 2020, stay-at-home orders and uncertainty in the economy delayed listings from going live on the market. The typical spring home buying season was pushed into summer in 2020 and ...

November 4, 2020

Jumbo-Conforming Mortgage Rate Spread Widened During the Pandemic

Spread highest in last 7 years after adjusting for risk, location, and loan-size The COVID-19 pandemic has had a big effect on the mortgage market.  Along with a drop in mortgage rates to a record low, the jumbo-conforming mortgage rate spread has also been affected. Before 2013 mortgage rat...

October 16, 2020

Home Sales in a Pandemic: An International Comparison

October 2020 Economic Outlook The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11. By mid-March, shelter-in-place orders were issued across many nations. While each of us may think about how it has affected our own local neighborhood, it has also affected communities acr...

September 2, 2020

Data Showing Mixed Views on High-Density and Condo Desirability in ...

With sales of condominiums picking up again, it’s unclear if buyers are hesitant about density According to a Harris Poll survey conducted at the end of April this year, 39% of urban dwellers said the COVID-19 crisis has prompted them to consider leaving for a less crowded place. In add...

April 16, 2020

Podcast – Frank Nothaft on “Complexity Simplified” with Dr. A...

BY FRANK NOTHAFT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, REAL ESTATE In this podcast posted April 7, 2020, Frank Nothaft, the chief economist of CoreLogic, describes the impact to single family transaction volumes and US regional home price trends as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to take hold. Albert Lee, Summit C...