Tag Archives: homeownership
Housing recovery’s bumpy ride
Homeownership continues to decline, even as the housing market improves. Continue reading
Fewer rentals, steady rents
Prospective renters found fewer places available for rent in the third quarter. Yet monthly rents barely changed. Continue reading
How to calculate rent vs. buy
The decision to buy instead of rent is easier if you calculate the numbers. Continue reading
Homeownership dream not dead yet
Despite the battering of the housing market, young adults still intend to own a home. Continue reading
Homeownership hits new low
Despite low mortgage rates and home prices, the first quarter of this year saw the rate of homeownership fall … Continue reading
Homeownership demand up
The monthly cost of owning a median-priced home (including taxes and insurance) is lower than the average cost to rent in 12 metro areas, according to a Wall Street Journal survey. In 15 of the 27 cities surveyed, it is still less expensive to rent, bu… Continue reading
Homeownership dream fading?
Mortgage rates hit a new record low in last week’s Bankrate survey, but homeowners still aren’t biting, as proven by a drop in applications for new mortgages and refinance loans.
Homebuyers are holding back, for sure, as home prices keep falling and le… Continue reading
Death of the American dream?
Once the benchmark of personal success, the American dream of homeownership is waning as more would-be homeowners are choosing to rent, according to a report by Morgan Stanley.
U.S. homeownership has fallen below 60 percent, to 59.7 percent, not includ… Continue reading
Bus tour touts homeownership
U.S. home sales and prices are on a downward slide.
Sales of existing homes dropped 9.6 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 4.88 million units, a pace that’s slowed 2.8 percent compared with the 5.02 million level recorded a… Continue reading
Home prices: up or down?
Hey, does anyone want to buy a house?
Anyone? Anyone?
No? Perhaps not.
Home sales haven’t exactly fallen off a cliff at an annualized pace of 5.36 million so far this year, according to the National Association of Realtors. But nor are houses flying of… Continue reading