September 2017 Market Report: U.S. Rent Growth on the Rise Again
Don’t look now, but after a largely uninterrupted, almost two-year slowdown, U.S. rent growth is picking up again.
August 2017 Market Report: More Than Half of U.S. Homes Have Rebounded to Pre-Recession Peak Values
Less than half (47 percent) of homes valued in the bottom third nationally were worth the same or more than their prior highs, while 52.5 percent of the middle third and 53.8 percent of homes valued in the top third were.
July 2017 Market Report: Almost Half of U.S. Homes Are Worth More Now Than Before the Bubble
In seven metro areas, more than 90 percent of homes have exceeded their pre-recession peak values.. But only 0.4 percent of homes in Las Vegas is worth more than its pre-recession peak value.
Combating Homelessness in New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Tampa
Rents are so high in New York that 'we see lot of families that already have one or two jobs and are still unable to make ends meet,' said Raysa Rodriguez, vice president of policy and planning for Women in Need.
For Many Low-Income Renters, Even Low-End Apartments Aren’t Affordable
In the 25 largest metro areas in the country, people with low incomes pay far more than 30 percent for rent. Even markets that were not historically out of reach now take a large chunk of low-income renters’ dollars. In Houston, the median low-income earner spends 65.1 percent of her income on the median bottom-tier rent. In Tampa, it’s 59.1 percent. In Philadelphia, 57.3 percent.
May 2017 Market Report: Inventory Falls at Fastest Pace in Years
As the national median home value approaches $200,000, the number of homes hitting the market drops at its fastest pace in almost four years.
April 2017 Market Report: A Decade Later, Home Values Return to Bubble-Era Peak
Some people will ask whether passing the 2007 peak means the housing market is in another bubble. It's not. In most markets during "normal times," home values typically rise over time to some degree, and absent any large shocks, each month will represent a new peak. The fact that it took the Zillow Home Value Index a decade to return to this point, let alone exceed it, is a testament to how far the market fell when it crashed. It's also a reflection of how outlandishly high it had climbed.
