First-time home buyers have always been an important demographic when tracking the housing market's health. Whether or not younger Americans were buying homes, where they were buying, and in what numbers has been used to gauge trends and patterns that
Jun 16, 2017 | housing market Housing Outlook New Home Buyer Mortgage Rates Housing Shortage
Home buyers have a lot to consider. Buying a home is no small transaction and the potential for stress is high. So what is the top thing stressing out home buyers these days? Well, it probably comes as no surprise that it involves money. According to a re
Jun 15, 2017 | housing market New Home Buyer
For most of the past several years, Americans considered the housing market more favorable to buyers than sellers. Even as home prices began to rise from their post-crash bottom, mortgage rates remained near all-time lows and offered buyers in most market
Jun 13, 2017 | housing market Housing Outlook Housing Shortage
It shouldn't come as any surprise that American homes are generally getting bigger and adding more rooms. After all, who wouldn't choose to have an extra bedroom or some additional storage space? Still, a look at the numbers, shows just how much o
Jun 07, 2017 | housing market Housing Outlook Housing Shortage New Home Buyer
If you're thinking of buying a home and are spending all of your time dreaming of the type of kitchen you want or how big you'd like your master suite to be, there may be a thing or two to add to your wish list before you start your search. For ex
Jun 06, 2017 | Housing Outlook New Home Buyer
The National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index is a good indication of where home sales will be a month or two down the road. That's because, it measures the number of signed contracts that occurred during the month, rather than th
Jun 05, 2017 | housing market Housing Outlook Mortgage Rates New Home Buyer