Key Points: - Housing affordability improved 7 percent annually in April as slower house price appreciation boosted consumer house-buying power. - Months' supply of existing homes increased from 3.5 months in April 2024 to 4.4 months in April 2026, helpin... See more
Key Points: - Housing affordability improved 7.8 percent annually in March, marking the sixth consecutive month of annual affordability gains. - Mortgage rates increased from 6.05 percent in February to 6.18 percent in March and moved even higher in April... See more
Key Points: - Housing affordability improved 11 percent year over year in February, with all top 100 markets posting gains for the first time since October 2024. - In today’s dollars, homes are more affordable now than they were in the early 1980s because... See more
Key Points: - Affordability improved nearly 11 percent year over year in January, reaching its highest level since August 2022. - Income growth has outpaced house price growth for 19 straight months, boosting house-buying power even as mortgage rates rema... See more
Key Points: - Affordability jumped nearly 9 percent year over year in December, the 10th consecutive annual gain. - Affordability improved on an annual basis in all 50 states and in 48 of the top 50 markets. - Markets with inventory at, or above, pre-pand... See more
