Don’t discourage your sellers from talking to FHA, VA, USDA or DPA buyers, fair housing advocate Dr. Lee Davenport writes. Help facilitate both a timely sale and greater affordability. Continue reading
Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled the housing policy for a Harris-Walz Administration at a campaign stop on Friday. Her first priority? Pulling the reins on institutional investors and rental management platforms. Continue reading
In June, five of the top U.S. markets showed some improvement in housing affordability and supply year-over-year, according to First American’s Real House Price Index, while some markets with improved inventory still struggled with rising costs. Continue reading
Affordability continues to create challenges for would-be buyers, keeping renters in place for longer, according to a new report from Redfin. Continue reading
Attorney and new Inman Contributor Rachel Streitfeld examines how changes to Florida’s zoning laws could free up vast tracts of land for high-density new home construction. Continue reading
Access to safe, traditional credit building is especially limited in Black neighborhoods, a report from Zillow shows, highlighting lingering effects from redlining that keep those households renting instead of owning a home. Continue reading
Home prices could be reaching a breaking point, new report says, as housing affordability drops to lowest level since 2007. The median price of homes and condos is a record $351,250. Continue reading
Research shows that people are concerned about the changing climate’s impact on their hometowns, but they’re more concerned about a lack of housing affordability, according to a new report from Redfin. Continue reading
Lack of affordable housing, rising home prices and soaring interest rates are making the dream of homeownership dangerously unachievable, writes broker, coach and consultant Zak Shellhammer. Continue reading
Is this mini-floorplan a sign of “shrinkflation” in housing? This month, the internet weighed in on Lennar’s idea of affordability at a tiny-home community in San Antonio. Continue reading