As mortgage rates have steadily risen, affordability has decreased significantly for home buyers across income levels. However, affordability for the potential first-time home buyer – those currently renting – has faced the most pressure. Nationally, a... Read More›
Fewer Affordable Options for Potential First-Time Home Buyers as Mortgage Rates Rise
Homeownership First-Time Home Buyer Outlook Report Renter Affordability
Where Potential First-Time Home Buyers Can Find Relief from the Affordability Shock
Following two years of red-hot activity accelerated by pandemic-era dynamics, the housing market is cooling as demand falls in response to a significant decline in affordability. Double-digit house-price appreciation chipped away at affordability as th... Read More›
Homeownership First-Time Home Buyer Outlook Report Renter Affordability
How the Ability to Work Remotely is Changing Housing Affordability for First-Time Home Buyers
Affordability in the U.S. fell in 2021 on a year-over-year basis, as house-buying power was unable to keep up with red-hot ... Read More›
Homeownership First-Time Home Buyer Outlook Report Renter Affordability
Where Do First-Time Home Buyers Have the Best Opportunity to Buy a Home in 2022?
Unlike the two-thirds of Americans who already own a home, potential first-time home buyers did not benefit from the surging levels of home equity driven ... Read More›
Homeownership First-Time Home Buyer Outlook Report Renter Affordability
Top Five Cities for Lower-Income Renters to Pursue the Dream of Homeownership
In the fourth quarter of 2020, the median renter experienced a 10 percent boost to their house-buying power relative to one year ago, but the share of homes they could afford to buy declined by 4 percentage points due to rising house prices, according ... Read More›
Homeownership First-Time Home Buyer Outlook Report Renter Affordability
Where Can Potential First-Time Home Buyers Find the Largest Supply of Affordable Homes?
In 2020, a combination of record low mortgage rates and millennials aging into homeownership boosted demand against a very limited supply of homes for sale, resulting in rapid house price appreciation. The nearly two-thirds of American households who a... Read More›