Housing

Homebuilder sentiment improved for the first time in three months as lumber prices eased.

Real estate companies are increasingly using artificial intelligence in every aspect of buying, selling and home financing.

Evergrande has warned investors twice in as many weeks that it could default on its debts.

Potential homebuyers are coming back to the market as listings rise.

Problems at China’s indebted property developer Evergrande have escalated in recent weeks.

The supply of homes for sale is near a record low, and the gap between supply and demand is widening as homebuilders struggle to keep up.

Ratings agencies have repeatedly downgraded Evergrande since last year as the world’s most indebted property developer struggles to remain liquid.

Even with the darkest days of the pandemic behind us, the number of renters in financial trouble isn’t dropping.

High levels of home equity will keep most borrowers who are behind on their payments due to Covid from going into foreclosure.

Mortgage demand didn’t move much as interest rates are stuck in a holding pattern.

Some 48% of renters say they won’t be able to buy a home in their lifetimes, according to a survey. That concern is largest among Gen X and millennial renters.

Federal unemployment programs ended this weekend, cutting benefits for millions of Americans. These other programs may help some stay afloat.

“The buyers just keep marching into the jaws of destruction,” Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman told CNBC on Friday.

Analysts and real estate agents say competition among home buyers is heating up, causing property prices to shoot through the roof.

With the nationwide eviction ban overturned and the expiration of some unemployment benefits, vulnerable tenants should apply for emergency rental assistance.

Mortgage rates have not moved much recently, but that could be about to change.

Trends in home prices and consumer confidence pointed to more inflationary issues on the horizon for the U.S. economy.

Millions of struggling renters are no longer protected by an eviction ban. Advocates say it’s more important than ever that they apply for rental assistance.

Home prices in the U.S. are now 41% higher than their last peak during the housing boom in 2006.

Real estate prices in Asia-Pacific have boomed as homebuyers take advantage of pandemic-induced stimulus and international investors look to invest their cash.