The Fed’s Latest Housing Bubble
By Mark Thornton Is the current housing market in a bubble that is ready to pop? If so, what is the source and magnitude of…
By Mark Thornton Is the current housing market in a bubble that is ready to pop? If so, what is the source and magnitude of…
By Aaron and Melissa Dykes What is happening to our homes? This is what’s going on all around this country while they’re trying to get…
By Tyler Durden The National Association of Realtors (NAR) estimates millions of Americans have been priced out of the housing market since January as sky-rocketing…
By Tyler Durden 30-year fixed mortgage rates have jumped 160bp this year, reaching the highest since November 2018, with the latest Freddie Mac data showing…
By Jon Miltimore America’s largest metro areas saw massive declines in population, new US Census Bureau data show. Three of the top five metros that…
By Steven Maxwell The last two years have arguably been the most chaotic time in real estate history. Various lockdowns and other restrictions led to…
By Tyler Durden A massive homeless encampment in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, known as the “Zone,” raises eyebrows as the shelter’s population swells to more than 900…
By Tyler Durden The spring construction season is about to begin as homeowners face some of the highest lumber prices ever for this time of…
By Tyler Durden As consumer-goods inflation has continued to surprise economists and shoppers alike with its ferocity, increasingly costly mortgages are putting first-time home buyers…
By Tyler Durden New data from CoreLogic Inc. shows rental prices for single-family homes soared to an all-time high in 2021. This comes as on-time…
By B.N. Frank There are increasing examples of expensive devices, infrastructure, and technology being promoted as “green” that are reportedly doing more harm than good. …
By Tyler Durden Despite rising rates, weakening sentiment, and Omicron anxiety, Housing Starts and Building Permits unexpectedly surged in December. Starts jumped 1.4% MoM (vs…
By Tyler Durden Construction of the world’s largest community of 3D-printed homes is expected to break ground next year in Austin, Texas. Lennar, the nation’s…
By Tyler Durden Yesterday we asked a rhetorical question: how can (record high) home prices be rising so fast that housing is both unaffordable and…