by RealtyBizNews | Jul 18, 2021 | home builders, housing, housing policies, Housing shortage, Jerry Howard, Real Estate News, Residential
American home builders have called upon Congress to take steps to address a tremendous shortage of affordable homes in the country through policy solutions. Real estate experts have long cited a perceived decline in new home building in the U.S. that began in the wake...
by RealtyBizNews | Jun 23, 2021 | Featured News, housing, Housing Is Critical Infrastructure, housing market, Housing shortage, housing stock, policymakers, Real Estate News
The National Association of Realtors has called on U.S. policymakers to do more to address the lack of stock in the nation’s housing market, saying that the situation has become “dire” and that “now is the time to act”. The NAR’s report, Housing Is Critical...
by RealtyBizNews | Aug 3, 2020 | home buyers, Home Buying, Housing shortage, Real Estate News
With home buyers facing tougher competition this year amid ongoing housing shortages, some are trying to gain an edge by waiving contingencies to make their offers look more enticing. Redfin said this week that almost 20% of successful offers submitted by its agents...
by RealtyBizNews | Mar 6, 2020 | Freddie Mac, home prices, housing inventory, Housing shortage, Real Estate News
Home buyers are struggling to find an ideal property to buy due to a shortage of inventory across the nation, and things will likely get worse before they improve, according to a new study by Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac’s study reveals that there is a shortage of 3.3...
by RealtyBizNews | Feb 15, 2020 | Great Recession, home prices, Home Sales, housing crisis, Housing shortage, Real Estate News, recession
The resilience of the housing market is such that it will likely survive the next recession without home prices taking a substantial hit, according to a new report from title insurance firm First American Financial Services. “While the housing crisis is still fresh on...
