Analysis and Data

Median home prices remain at record high, sales near-30-year low

After new administration’s ingress, 30-year FRM average dips under 7% again

Average profit margins decline for second year in a row, with Florida sellers hit hardest

Fannie Mae lowered its 2025 originations forecast by 2.5%, and total home sales forecast by 2.25%, this week.

One-third of typical mortgage payment now made up of taxes and insurance

Affordability gap between renting and buying "is likely to widen further in 2025"

MBA's Fratantoni says economic data likely to keep rates 'steady at these levels'

Single-family home rents barely grow in 2024, up only 0.8%

Total housing starts fell nearly 4% in 2024, but began picking up pace in December

Midwest cities have seen the highest growth rates, challenging their status as “budget-friendly”