Housing Market

Americans Are Buying Smaller Homes as Prices Skyrocket

With sky-high prices and rising mortgage rates, each square foot of space costs more than ever before. Buyers are compromising by turning to smaller homes. Americans are buying smaller homes than they were at the height of the pandemic. The typical U.S. home that went under contract in March was 1,720 square feet, down 1.8% […]
Affordability

Nearly One-Third of Homeowners Have a Mortgage Rate Far Below Today’s Level, Prompting Some to Stay Put

With mortgage rates surging, some homeowners who would otherwise be selling are staying put, as moving could mean losing their ultra-low rate and getting stuck with a heftier housing bill. About half (51%) of U.S. homeowners with mortgages have a mortgage rate under 4%—substantially below today’s level of 5%. About one-third (32%) of all homeowners—including […]
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