Information From Past Pandemics, And What We Can Learn: A Literature Review
In both the 1918 influenza and the 2003 SARS outbreaks, economic activity fell sharply during the epidemic but snapped back once it ended.
Information From Past Pandemics, And What We Can Learn: A Literature Review
In both the 1918 influenza and the 2003 SARS outbreaks, economic activity fell sharply during the epidemic but snapped back once it ended.
In 2019, Home is as important to the American consumer as it has ever been – even as the ways and means involved in finding and affording it are drastically different than they were even a generation ago. We hope the Zillow Group 2019 Consumer Housing Trends Report helps illuminate both what has changed and what remains the same in real estate.
Rapid Reaction: Q1 2018 Homeownership Rate
The seasonally adjusted Q1 2018 homeownership rate was 64.2 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, unchanged from Q4 2017 and up somewhat from 63.6 percent in Q1 2017.
There's a serious mismatch in the U.S. housing market right now: The majority of homes available to buy aren’t the kind of homes the majority of buyers are seeking. And the limited inventory of those more sought-after homes is contributing to their more rapid appreciation.
February Case-Shiller Results and March Forecast: Home Prices Pushed Higher by Inventory Crunch
The kind of sustained, rapid home price growth we’ve been seeing in Case-Shiller and other indices for the past few years is enough to give home buyers of all stripes a headache. And don’t expect things to slow down any time soon.
Case-Shiller September Results and October Forecast: Underbuilding Continues to Take a Toll
Home prices have grown at roughly the same pace for the past year or more. The real action is on the sidelines: Demand is coming first and foremost from buyers in the entry-level and mid-market segments, but available inventory is largely concentrated at the high end – causing the nation’s most affordable homes to grow in value at more than twice the pace of homes at the top of the market.
Rapid Reaction: October New Home Sales
October new home sales jumped 6.2 percent from September, to 685,000 units (SAAR), beating expectations and turning in a second straight strong month.
October 2017 Market Report: Home Values Growing at Twice the ‘Normal’ Rate
October was the 15th consecutive month in which home values rose by at least 6 percent, which is double the roughly 3 percent annual rate of appreciation we might expect in a more “normal” market.
Rapid Reaction: October Existing Home Sales
October existing home sales grew 2 percent from September, to 5.48 million units (SAAR), the strongest showing since June but still down 0.9 percent from a year ago.
2018 Predictions: The Inventory Crisis Will Drive the Market
In most markets around the country, inventory of homes for sale has become so tight that housing is now a game of musical chairs: Nobody wants to stand up from the home they’re currently living in and list if for sale, for fear they won’t be able to find another home to buy.
