Homebuilders report that some of their attempts to add new homes are being blocked by local zoning boards and neighboring owners who are trying to stop new development.“A lot of cities are reaching a crisis of affordability and supply of housing,” Rachel Meltzer, an urban policy professor at The New School in New York, told realtor.com®. “But cities can really use [zoning] to direct how housing is built.”Growing groups of neighborhood ac
As a real estate professional, you likely know a lot about universal design in homes, a tenet that provides property accessibility for people with special needs and the ability to age in place. But what about "inclusive design" for your real estate website and e-marketing? Similar to the purpose of universal design for homeowners, inclusive design allows all home shoppers, regardless of disabilities or assistive devices, to take advantage of
Home buyers can expect to pay more for a home this summer. The median existing-home price for all housing types reached an all-time high in May at $264,800, according to the latest housing report released by the National Association of REALTORS®.Many markets continue to see a flood of buyers but not enough homes for sale, which is prompting prices to rise and also limiting the number of sales. For the second consecutive month, existing-home sal
More new homes entered the pipeline in May than any other month since the end of the Great Recession. Total housing starts increased 5 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate pace of 1.35 million units, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. That marks the highest housing starts since July 2007.Broken out, single-family starts rose 3.9 percent to 939,000 units in May—the second-highest reading since the Great Recession. The multi
The majority of renters aren’t happy with the location of where they live, according to a new survey by RentCafe of more than 2,000 renters. Eighty-three percent of renters say they live in less than their ideal location, but cost of rent was their number one concern in moving. Sixty percent of the renters surveyed say they are not able to pay anything more than the actual rent or a maximum of $100 more to live in their preferred location.The n
Mortgage rates have been up and down in recent weeks, so when borrowers saw little fluctuation last week, they jumped at a chance to lock in a rate. Home refinancers, in particular, took advantage.Total mortgage application volume rose 5.1 percent last week on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to the previous week. The gain was fueled by homeowners who were refinancing. Refinancing applications increased 6 percent for the week. However, such a
Mortgage rates are on the rise. Could that derail sales? According to First American’s Potential Home Sales model, even if the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 5 percent, the impact on the housing market would be modest. Many economists are predicting that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage will average 5 percent by the end of 2018 or early 2019. First American’s Potential Home Sales model estimates the potential for existing-home s
A growing number of developers believe wellness home features are a big pull for buyers. The wellness real estate boom first sought to make office environments healthier, and now it is focusing more on the residential market, according to a new report released by the Global Wellness Institute. Homes that are designed for wellness usually focus on energy efficiency and sustainable construction first, and then look at wellness programs withi
The majority of homeownership conversations focus on the impact from millennials, but senior citizens may actually have more influence in shaping the future market, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University’s 2018 State of the Nation’s Housing report. The median age of homeowners is on the rise, increasing from 50 in 1990 to 56 in 2016. Americans over the age of 65 were the only age group who had a higher
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