Analysis and Data

New Redfin/Ipsos survey finds broad agreement across party lines on first-time buyer tax breaks and other affordability measures

Survey finds fewer buyers are waiting for lower mortgage rates and home prices, while growing confidence in homeownership points to changing buyer attitudes

VantageScore reports lower delinquencies, stable credit scores and a nine-month high in personal loan originations

Monthly mortgage payments have become the new yardstick for sticker shock

74.5% of brokers report growing Non-QM volume in their business, according to a new A&D Mortgage survey

Economists warn slower household formation and rising inventory could reshape home prices, purchase demand, and mortgage origination opportunities over the next decade

Realtor.com report finds investors accounted for 11.3% of home purchases in 2025, as small investors gained market share and institutional buyers continued to retreat

Nearly half of home sales included seller concessions in May, creating new opportunities for borrowers to reduce upfront costs and negotiate better terms

New report argues factory-built housing could lower construction costs, expand affordable inventory, and create more opportunities for first-time homebuyers

LendingTree finds single parents in some metros are more than twice as likely to own a home as those in the nation's least affordable markets