A Decade in Housing Unaffordability: Mortgage Burden Worsens in 51 of 100 Largest U.S. Cities
Despite mortgage rates reaching historic lows, mortgage affordability continues to erode in the country’s largest and most in-demand cities. In a year as volatile …
Yardi Launches Rental Assistance Software to Help Agencies Manage Emergency Funds
Among the many people whose livelihood was severely affected by the pandemic, renters are a particularly hard-hit group. That is why it is vital that governmental assistance and federal funds reach …
A Decade in Housing Unaffordability: Mortgage Burden Worsens in 38 Cities, 16 Cities Become Unaffordable
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through the real estate market, forcing the housing sector to completely change gears. Buyers and sellers had …
Living Space and Work-from-Home Appeal in the World’s 50 Most Famous Cities
Working from home and more flexibility was the ideal scenario everyone had dreamed of prior to the pandemic. But working from the kitchen table …
The Expectations vs. Reality Gap: Millennials Want to Buy a Home within a Year, but Saving Takes up to 10 Years
Most Millennials tend to greatly underestimate the amount of money they will need for a down payment. The national average down payment is about …
Balmy Weather, No Snow: 10 Canadian Cities as Alternative Locations for Snowbirds
This year, Canadians are being advised to avoid non-essential travel outside of the country. So, for around one million retired and semi-retired people, going …
House of Gold: The Value of the Median House in 100 U.S. Metros
Many homeowners across the U.S. are sitting on a mountain of gold. However, even more homeowners have properties that would equate to a very …
The 2020 U.S. Homebuyer: New Price Ceilings, New Housing Needs
Almost overnight, our homes became our everything. But after forcing everyone inside, the pandemic laid bare the inadequacies and shortcomings of our homes. Families …
Demand for Vacation Homes Reaches 5-Year High
With interest rates on the floor and work-from-home slowly becoming work-from-anywhere, buying a second home, or a vacation home makes more sense than ever. …
Post-Pandemic Dream: What If Every American Bought a House After Lockdown?
Quarantine has really put the shortcomings of our homes into stark reality. Almost overnight, our humble abodes became like the Swiss army knife of …