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The wealth gap between homeowners and renters is huge, a new report says
Nov 27, 2024
Homeowners' median net worth is about $400,000. Renters? Just $10,000, according to the Aspen Institute's Financial Security Program.
Home Depot CEO cites "macroeconomic uncertainty" in earnings report
Aug 13, 2024
The company says customers are deferring big renovation projects because of high interest rates and economic worries.
A tax break to encourage homeownership primarily helps the wealthy
Jun 3, 2024
Economists argue the home mortgage interest deduction doesn't really work and costs the federal government tens of billions of dollars a year.
In the Houston suburbs, a new-home market sizzles
Mar 26, 2024
Builder incentives like interest-rate buy-downs and the relative affordability of the area are big draws for prospective buyers.
Mortgage payment on a typical home nearly doubled in last 4 years, report finds
Mar 1, 2024
According to real estate firm Zillow, the typical buyer pays $2,188 monthly — well above the 30% of median income guideline used to calculate housing affordability.
Profits from sales of median-price homes fell slightly last year, but are still pretty huge
Jan 25, 2024
People who sold a median-price home last year made more than $120,000 in profit on a typical sale, according to a new report out today from the property data company ATTOM.
Homeowners are gaining equity, but it may be going untapped
by
Henry Epp
Jul 31, 2023
A new report finds the rate of mortgage borrowers considered "equity rich" increased to 49% in the second quarter.
For public good, not for profit.
Homeowner groups are trying to stop investors from buying up homes
by
Amy Scott
and Anais Amin
Apr 20, 2022
Investor purchases made up more than 1 in 5 home sales in December, according to CoreLogic.
As unemployment skyrockets, so do mortgage loan delinquencies
May 21, 2020
April saw the biggest one-month jump in U.S. home loan delinquencies ever.
Homeowners stay put, keeping inventory low
Oct 24, 2019
The average homeownership tenure has more than doubled, to about eight years.