Mortgage Rates Fall Slightly, But Where do They Go From Here?
After falling sharply for about a week, mortgage rates leveled off in recent days and ultimately finished the last seven days down just slightly.
Zillow Market Pulse: June 17, 2020
Construction activity is starting to slowly come back, while mortgage applications continue to soar. And spending declines may be driven by the wealthy.
May Housing Starts: Slowly Coming Back
May housing starts rose 4.3% from April, to 974,000 (SAAR), and were down 23.2 percent from a year ago, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
LGBT Home Buyers May Be Priced Out of Areas With Legal Protections From Discrimination
The typical cost of buying a home in areas with explicit legal protections for the LGBT community is $328,575, ~63% more than areas with no protections.
Zillow Market Pulse: June 16, 2020
Retail sales had a record bounce-back in May -- and still remain down from pre-coronavirus levels. And homebuilder confidence is back.
Zillow Market Pulse: June 15, 2020
The ongoing pandemic could lead to a decline of 20%, on average, in state tax revenues. And mortgage lenders continue to be optimistic.
Zillow Weekly Market Report: Data Through June 6, 2020
Housing market activity picked back up last week after a hiccup during the week of Memorial Day. Newly pending sales and new listings were up.
Zillow Market Pulse: June 12, 2020
Tentative gains in consumer confidence and spending are threatened by emerging signs of a second wave of coronavirus cases in several big states.
Zillow Market Pulse: June 11, 2020
The record surge in the stock market came to a crashing halt as investor optimism waned and signs of recovering economic fundamentals faltered.
Almost 3 Million Adults Moved Back Home in Wake of Coronavirus
There were 32 million adults living with their parents or grandparents in April, the highest number on record.
