by Suzanne De Vita | Jul 26, 2017 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
More households in America are headed by renters now than at any other time in the last 50 years, with owner household formation toppled by renter household formation in the past 10, according to a recent analysis of Census Bureau data by the Pew Research Center....
by Suzanne De Vita | Jul 26, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News, Trending |
Affordability challenges are weighing on the housing market, as many homebuyers and sellers contend with either being unable to compete or to find a new home within reach. Buying a home, however, is still better than renting one in most states—35, to be exact,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 23, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
The national median home value has careened to over $200,000 for the first time, with a 7.4 percent annual gain rocketing it to a new high of $200,400, according to the Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) in the June Zillow® Real Estate Market Reports. Values in 10 of the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 19, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Homeowners have made inroads in building equity back up since the crash, with mortgages more evenly leveraged as values recover. One group, however, is struggling more than others to claw its way back. Gen X homeowners—those aged 35 to 50—wound up seeing the worst...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 12, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, News |
Renters can save thousands of dollars by renewing a lease instead of moving to a new rental, according to a recently released analysis by Zillow—a golden opportunity to put savings toward a down payment on a home. Researchers arrived at an average $3,946 in savings by...