Lew Sichelman has been covering the housing and mortgage sectors for 52 years. His syndicated column appears in major newspapers throughout the country.
An analysis of domestic migration data shows high-flood-risk counties lost nearly 30,000 more residents than gained last year, driven largely by outflows from Miami and Houston
Raisin's “2025 State of Homebuying Report” reveals that 96% of Americans planning to buy face significant challenges, with affordability emerging as the top obstacle, as the average buyer must save for six years in order to afford a downpayment
According to an analysis of more than 600,000 U.S. renters performed by VantageScore, scores of American adult renters could become eligible for a mortgage by incorporating on-time rental payments into their credit reports
New offering allows veterans to preserve savings, overcome obstacles, and achieve the American dream of homeownership
A new National Association of Realtors poll reveals that the average median downpayment for a home was 19%, with first-timers buyers putting down just 10% of the purchase price, and repeat buyers putting down up to 23% of the purchase price
As affordability challenges and uncertainty about the economy are keeping buyers and sellers on the sidelines, just 28 out of every 1,000 U.S. homes changed hands in the first nine months of 2025, the lowest rate reported since the 1990s
Home builders nationwide are refraining from starting new projects as they try to offload inventory, with housing starts dropping 6% year-over-year in August, and housing completions dipping 8.4%
The Urban Institute examines data to see how policymakers at the local, state, and federal levels are expanding manufactured housing options to help solve the market’s affordability and housing supply issues
A new analysis of Census Bureau data has found that approximately one in nine change residences every year, with only one in five of that share opting to change states
New credit decisioning offering provides actionable, data-driven insights to help accelerate approvals and assist borrowers in achieving homeownership