Where the Rent Burden is Most Unequal Across Racial Communities
The typical black and Latinx renting households are considered housing cost burdened; typical white and Asian renter households are not.
Mortgage Rates Right Back Where They Started
Mortgage rates fell and then rose this week, ending the last seven days where they began.
Sellers: Results from the Zillow Consumer Housing Trends Report 2021
The 2021 Consumer Housing Trends Report (CHTR) provides a snapshot of what housing consumers are thinking and doing in mid-2021. In this report, we take a deeper look at sellers (household decision makers that moved in the past year and sold their previous primary residence); In other reports, we examine homeowners, renters, and buyers more closely.
To Afford Rent, Teachers and Nurses Are Living in Smaller, Older Homes
Only a small share of rental homes in many markets are priced low enough to allow teachers & nurses to keep rent burdens low.
Mortgage Rates Increase Reaching Highest Level Since June
Mortgage rates increased sharply this week, reaching their highest level since June.
July 2021 Case-Shiller Results & Forecast: Scorching Hot
Home price growth remained scorching hot as the housing market entered the dog days of summer, but data released in the weeks since indicate cooler days in the months to come
August New Home Sales: Solid Improvement
New home sales rose for the second consecutive month in August, the latest sign that homebuilders are recovering from problems that plagued them earlier in the year.
Mortgage Rates Rise, Following Muted Reaction to Fed Announcement
Mortgage rates rose this week but avoided further increases following a muted reaction to a Federal Reserve announcement.
August Existing Home Sales: Reversing Some Gains
Though home sales remain brisk by historic standards, August existing home sales reversed some of the gains made earlier in the summer.
August Housing Starts: Defying Expectations
Despite ongoing challenges, the nation's homebuilders are finding ways to defy expectations and keep their pipelines moving.
