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October 15, 2024
32% of surveyed renters say housing affordability is a top-three issue when it comes to deciding which presidential candidate they’ll support. That compares with 17% of homeowners. The economy, inflation and health care are the most common top-three issues for survey respondents as a whole. 52% of surveyed homeowners say they’re better off financially than […]
October 15, 2024
For homeowners, keeping values high is typically a good thing because much of their wealth is tied to the equity they have in their home. Roughly two in five (41.6%) U.S. homeowners believe Donald Trump would be best for keeping home values high, while 35.3% believe Kamala Harris would be best. The survey data in […]
October 11, 2024
Most homeowners and renters want to live in a place where abortion is legal, with some survey respondents indicating they’re moving to a different area to live somewhere abortion is legal and accessible. Broken down by age, millennials are most likely to want to live somewhere abortion is legal, with nearly 60% indicating they prefer […]
October 10, 2024
Home sales are rising in most major U.S. metros as housing payments sit near their lowest level since January, but they’re falling in coastal Florida as hurricanes hit the southeastern U.S. Mortgage rates rebounded over the weekend; that could soon begin to impact homebuyer demand. Pending U.S. home sales rose 2% from a year earlier […]
October 3, 2024
Pending home sales are flat from a year ago, marking the first time since January they haven’t declined; on a local level, sales are increasing in most major metros. Other demand indicators, like home tours and mortgage-rate locks, are also improving as mortgage rates drop to their lowest level in two years. Pending U.S. home […]
