Investor Home Purchases Fall to Lowest Level Since 2020
Elevated housing costs, a slower-than-usual housing market and a cooling rental market are squeezing potential returns for U.S. investors. Real estate investors’ market share was
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Elevated housing costs, a slower-than-usual housing market and a cooling rental market are squeezing potential returns for U.S. investors. Real estate investors’ market share was
Some would-be homebuyers are hesitating as housing costs rise and the ongoing Iran war makes the economy feel shaky. Fewer house hunters are going under
With hundreds of thousands more home sellers than buyers in the market, fewer house hunters feel inclined to make cash offers to stand out in
Homebuying affordability improved slightly in April because mortgage rates declined while incomes rose. Still, the income required to afford a home was $29,000 higher than
Contract cancellations declined slightly in April as homebuyers and sellers gained a clearer sense of the housing market after years of volatility, and as demand
Mortgage rates jumped to a 10-month high, spooking would-be homebuyers and sellers after a few weeks of solid demand. U.S. pending home sales fell 1.1%
Elevated housing costs, a slower-than-usual housing market and a cooling rental market are squeezing potential returns for U.S. investors. Real estate investors’ market share was
Some would-be homebuyers are hesitating as housing costs rise and the ongoing Iran war makes the economy feel shaky. Fewer house hunters are going under
With hundreds of thousands more home sellers than buyers in the market, fewer house hunters feel inclined to make cash offers to stand out in
Homebuying affordability improved slightly in April because mortgage rates declined while incomes rose. Still, the income required to afford a home was $29,000 higher than
Contract cancellations declined slightly in April as homebuyers and sellers gained a clearer sense of the housing market after years of volatility, and as demand
Mortgage rates jumped to a 10-month high, spooking would-be homebuyers and sellers after a few weeks of solid demand. U.S. pending home sales fell 1.1%