Rapid Reaction: October Jobs Report
The number of nonfarm U.S. jobs rose by 161,000 in October, versus consensus expectations for a gain of 175,000 jobs according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' October jobs report.
It’s True: The Country’s Most Expensive Housing Markets Are Creating the Most Jobs
However you look at it, the nation’s most expensive housing markets are home to a growing share of the nation’s jobs.
How Affordable is Housing in Your Congressional District?
In looking at housing affordability across the nation’s congressional districts, we found home values and rents tend to be higher along the coasts and in denser, urban communities, regardless which party represents a given community in Congress.
Q3 2016 Market Report: High Demand Continues to Put Pressure on Home Values
Now three-fourths of the way through 2016, the trends we’ve seen shaping the market throughout much of the year – namely, high demand for homes to buy and low supply of homes for sale, which have conspired to push up prices – look firmly entrenched.
Swings and Misses: Home Values in Presidential Swing Counties Fell More, and Have More to Recover
Swing counties – counties won by both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates during the past three presidential election cycles – have, on average, experienced a weaker housing market recovery than counties solidly in the Democratic or Republican columns.
August 2016 Market Report: Steady as it Goes
From 10,000 feet, the U.S. housing market has been nothing if not predictable in 2016 – inventory has been down, home values have grown at a remarkably steady pace and sellers have largely been sitting pretty. None of these trends shifted meaningfully in August, though there are a precious few signs emerging that hint at potential changes on the horizon.
July 2016 Market Report: Four Years of Recovery, Still 4+ Percent Left to Go
The median U.S. home value has risen on an annual basis in each month for the past four years – and still remains more than 4 percent below its pre-recession high.
Q2 2016 Market Report: Tight Inventory Leads to a Need for Speed
It’s well known that a lack of homes for sale is limiting home buyers’ choices this home shopping season. But this inventory shortage is also contributing to another home buying hurdle – along with limited options, buyers also have increasingly limited time to make a decision on a home purchase.
May 2016 Market Report: Bottom-Tier Volatility and Top-Tier Stability Reveals A Tale of Two Markets
Rapid and accelerating growth in entry-level U.S. home values, and the affordability squeeze it’s causing for the market’s core, has gained a lot of attention lately. But flying largely under the radar has been an almost year-and-a-half-long stabilization in home value growth among top-tier U.S. homes.
The Price of Prestige: Tech Employees’ Living Costs in Silicon Valley & Seattle
Even the famously generous tech salaries in Silicon Valley are not enough to compensate for California’s expensive housing and high tax burdens, particularly relative to tech employees working in less expensive and lower-tax states like Washington.
