Reading Time: 3 minutesEditor’s note: CoreLogic chief economist Frank Nothaft’s column has appeared in Scotsman Guide for years. It is with sadness to report that he unexpectedly died
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to unprecedented migration throughout the U.S. and an increasing need for new homes in places with fast population growth. Over
Reading Time: 3 minutesLast year was an extraordinary one for the U.S. housing market — record-low interest rates, record-high annual growth for single-family home prices and rents, foreclosure
Reading Time: 3 minutesLong-term interest rates, such as those for fixed-rate mortgages, are affected by expectations of future inflation. If inflation is predicted to be higher in the
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith interest rates declining to record lows during 2020, the U.S. mortgage market had the largest number of originations in 17 years and the second
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe construction of new homes is important to meet the need for shelter of the expanding U.S. population. CoreLogic public records data shows that sales
Reading Time: 3 minutesA truly unprecedented year is now in the books. With that in mind, let’s look ahead at several housing-market trends that are likely to occur
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis past summer saw the national CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) record annual price growth of 4% to 5%, about a percentage point higher than
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe COVID-19 pandemic triggered widespread shelter-in-place orders and the declaration of a national emergency this past March. These events had significance for the mortgage and
Reading Time: 2 minutesEconomists often use national data to convey broad trends in the U.S. housing market, but that can obscure divergent behavior in some locations. As an
