Cities in the Midwest and the South, spearheaded by Fort Wayne, IN, and Corpus Christi, TX, make up the majority of the top 10 large cities where homeownership could be more achievable for Gen Z. More cities in these regions, like Laredo, TX, Memphis, TN, Lincoln, NE, and Durham, NC, put homeownership more within reach of young people, mostly due to home price-to-income ratios, convenient number of days on the market, and lower unemployment rates…
This end of the year brought the highest fixed mortgage rate in decades — and, with it, a tough question to answer: How much can we afford to spend on…
After reaching a peak of nearly $930k in May, the average home price in Ontario dropped to $855,990 in October, nearly equal to the same month in 2022 and very…
The American housing market is not for the faint-hearted. The unexpected rollercoaster that was the pandemic was followed by another period of heart-stopping inflation, rising mortgage rates, uncontrollable price increases and generalized anxiety about any and all things homeownership. Some brave buyers, however, decided to take the plunge: Despite historic high mortgage rates, they jumped at the opportunity to buy in a desperate, ‘now or never’ attempt to finally become homeowners. Fast forward to September…
Much like the traditional market, the U.S. luxury sector is cooling down and still recovering from record-low inventory. Yet, even amid a downward trend in median sale prices, price tags…
Our 2023 City Readiness Index for Gen Z, which analyzed 35 metrics across four categories, shows that smaller cities have what it takes to help young adults thrive: Smaller cities…
The housing market this past year has taught home seekers a thing or two about deep fears. And with Halloween — a celebration of haunted houses and all things unsettling — just around the corner, the holiday may further prompt them to reflect on the equally unsettling state of the American Dream. But, how scary has it gotten for homebuyers and what are the cities that make their blood run cold? The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage…
The new age of urbanism is taking shape all around us. Across the world, futuristic cities straight out of SciFi movies are being built from the ground up. But at…
At the beginning of 2022, residential construction was humming along as demand was still fueled by the pandemic buying frenzy. But, that’s changing: During the first six months of 2023,…


