Economics How Does Today’s Housing Market Compare With the 1981 Recession? Today's high-cost housing market isn't the most unaffordable homebuying landscape on record. According to Realtor.com, Baby Boomers had it worse
Financing Mortgage Rates Just Reached Their Highest Average of the Year The Federal Reserve isn't backing down in its efforts to tame persistent inflation, and the housing market is its No. 1 target
Economics What Effect Will the End of Student Loan Forbearance Have on the Economy? When the longstanding federal student loan payment pause expires this fall, consumers will adjust their spending
New-Construction Projects US Construction Spending Accelerates as Housing Starts Rise U.S. construction spending exceeded expectations in May amid rising demand in the new-home market
Affordability Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Including Home Price Drops After years of record appreciation and red-hot sales, home prices are beginning to fall across the U.S., and Texas is leading the charge
Economics Could the Housing Market Dip Back Into Another Recession? Experts are weighing the risks of another housing recession as supply increases despite weak economic conditions
Economics The Big Gamble: Recession Predictions and Home Building How current economic conditions—inflation, rising interest rates, and the threat of a recession—are affecting home building and buyers' desire and ability to purchase a home
Housing Giants Holding Back the Headwinds Stormy market conditions strained the nation’s largest home builders in 2022, and they’re bracing for more uncertainty
Market Data + Trends Realtor.com Revises Its 2023 Housing Forecast While housing costs won't hit rock bottom in 2023, they also won't see as much growth as Realtor.com predicted at the start of the year
Market Data + Trends Why One Top Economist Says the Housing Market Recession Is Over Zonda chief economist Ali Wolf says the housing market has bottomed after a nationwide correction, but where is the market headed from here?