What our Peloton obsession has in common with the US housing boom

Like the rise and fall of Peloton, which announced 500 layoffs Thursday, America’s geographic reshuffling has ended with high interest rates further squelching demand, Brad Inman writes. Continue reading

Not just a coastal thing: 7 inland cities most altered by remote work

Some cities have seen work-from-home policies persist well beyond the pandemic’s first year. See the places most transformed by remote work, according to the Economic Innovation Group. Continue reading

What’s a ‘tornado housing market?’ Hint: You might be in one right now

Coldwell Banker Warburg President Frederick Warburg Peters coined the term to describe a phenomenon where one home trades hands briskly while a similar property nearby languishes. Continue reading

The most advantageous time to buy a home is right now, new data shows

The housing market’s summer rush may have lessened the impact of a deep drop in demand, according to new data from Attom. But what will happen in the historically slow months of fall? Continue reading

Mortgage applications hit 25-year low as rates, hurricane kill demand

After hitting 2022 highs last week, a weak hiring report released Tuesday has been helping to bring mortgage rates back down. Continue reading

Homebuyers, lenders increasingly wise to flood risk: Zillow

Mortgage applications were more likely to be denied by lenders or withdrawn by homebuyers in census tracts where a higher share of buildings was at risk of future flooding. Continue reading

In 3 months, spending on new home construction fell by 9%

August numbers show spending on new single-family homes dropped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $436 billion, a 2.9 percent fall from July, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Monday. Continue reading

Knock on wood: Cost of lumber drops back to pre-pandemic levels

Lumber futures have fallen back to where they were before the pandemic ignited a boom in housing and stretched supply chains to the limit, according to data compiled by Nasdaq. Continue reading

Buyers’ market now expected by end of 2023, economists predict

From a panel of 107 experts surveyed by Zillow, a majority agreed that rising mortgage rates are driving down competition among buyers, which will eventually result in a buyers’ market. Continue reading