The U.S. housing market will finally turn the corner in 2026, with a double-digit increase in home sales supporting a 4% increase in home prices, according to new predictions from the National Association of Realtors®. NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun forecasts sales volume for existing homes will rise 14% next year after three years of … Read more
Mortgage applications to purchase a home increased last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA). It’s an about-face from the week prior, when purchase applications dipped. The MBA’s seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 6% for the week ending Nov. 7, compared with one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index was up 3% on … Read more
A bombshell study has identified rising housing costs as the the primary driver of falling fertility rates in the United States, underscoring the widespread impact of the housing crisis on the nation’s changing demographics. Rising housing costs were responsible for 51% of the total U.S. fertility rate decline between the 2000s and 2010s, according to … Read more
Boston’s Seaport was little more than a windswept stretch of asphalt and aging warehouses a couple of decades ago. Now, it’s a billion-dollar real estate gold mine that finds itself facing major flooding problems. The Seaport is at the center of a study on whether flooding will compromise the neighborhood and the streets, tunnels, and … Read more