April 20, 2018 by Zelman & Associates
Earlier this year, we dissected the impact of tax cuts on net income for different income cohorts, noting that the average individual tax filer would experience an approximate 1.5% increase in after-tax cash flow in ...
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affordabilityentry-levelmortgage
April 06, 2018 by Zelman & Associates
From 2011-17, the median existing home price appreciated by 5.9% per year and the median multi-family rental rate climbed by 3.5% annually. Both figures outstripped our calculation of entry-level income growth at 2.2% per year. Naturally, the ...
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affordabilitydemographicsmacro housing
March 23, 2018 by Zelman & Associates
In 2017, the median existing home sold in the United States cost approximately $206,250, according to CoreLogic’s public record database, which we view as an appropriate proxy for the entry-level price point. That was 5.3% higher than in 2016, ...
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affordabilityhome pricingmacro housing
July 14, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
There are various price indices that track existing home trends with sophisticated algorithms that rely on repeat sales transactions to produce high-quality datasets, including CoreLogic, Case-Shiller, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and ...
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affordabilityhome pricingnew home sales
June 02, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
There are numerous home price measures that are provided by the government and private entities, both for free and at a charge, that offer market participants a general understanding of national pricing. Given a very high correlation across ...
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affordabilityentry-levelhome pricing
May 19, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
According to our monthly private homebuilding survey that canvasses approximately 15% of the national production market, new orders increased 14% year over year in April, the lowest rate of growth since October and below the ...
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affordabilityhome pricinghomebuildingsurvey
December 30, 2016 by Zelman & Associates
Earlier this year, we surveyed a nationally-representative sample of consumers (~3,000) about their demographic, housing and financial circumstances. One area of focus was the perception of mortgage credit availability among renters or those ...
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affordabilityentry-levelmillennialsmortgage
December 16, 2016 by Zelman & Associates
Given transparency in home prices through multiple listing services and public records, there are an abundance of data providers tracking the market. To simplify the discussion, we rely on our aggregate existing home price index that incorporates ...
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affordabilityhome pricing
November 04, 2016 by Zelman & Associates
There remain varying opinions as to how young adults will view their housing decisions relative to prior generations, with some arguing for a lower sustainable homeownership rate and a more urban than suburban mix. Our demographic work indicates ...
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affordabilityentry-levelmillennials
September 09, 2016 by Zelman & Associates
There are numerous home price measures that are provided by the government and private entities, both for free and a charge, that offer market participants a general understanding of national pricing. Given that all of the datasets have their ...
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affordabilityhome pricing
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