Residential construction was basically flat in July, though it remains ahead of 2013’s pace. Residential construction spending through July was at a seasonally adjust annual rate of $358.1 billion, a 0.7 percent increase from June, according to the latest

Negative equity persists in today’s housing market, but its impacts are not equally felt in every price point. #471456425 / gettyimages.com Earlier this week, we reported on new findings by Zillow that a whopping 42.6 percent of Generation X

Construction spending has been up and down in Chicagoland in 2014, but it bounced back in a major way in July. Residential construction spending in the Boston area totaled $439 million in July 2014, down 1 percent from last year, according

Though the U.S. has cleared through millions of underwater mortgages, a shocking number of Gen X mortgage holders are still underwater. #115181433 / gettyimages.com Seventeen percent of the nation’s homeowners – aka 8.7 million – are still underwater on

Housing affordability has been one of the key marketing tools in an agent’s arsenal, but that could be changing soon. #200336957-001 / gettyimages.com During housing’s down years, agents had a couple of marvelous talking points to use with potential homebuyers

July’s existing-home sales data looked pretty positive, but scratching beneath the surface reveals a different perspective. #76038116 / gettyimages.com It all seems so nice – in July, existing-home sales rose 2.4 percent from June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate

New survey data has uncovered the secret reason for why housing has yet to fully recover – though admittedly, it’s a pretty straightforward explanation. #144553105 / gettyimages.com Interest rates remain at historic lows. Home price gains have moderated, and

Millennials are poised to be the next big source of housing demand, but far too many of them are still grounded in their parent’s homes; why is that? Using new survey data from Fannie Mae, we’ve put together the

“Curb Appeal” is a term thrown around often by consumers and agents alike, but an interesting new infographic from SensationalColor.com shows just how valuable the concept can be when selling a home. Click on the graphic below for its

Housing is still the biggest overall reason for moving in America, but what are the specifics behind those moves? #183748163 / gettyimages.com Nearly 36 million people moved in the United States between 2012 and 2013, and housing was the

We’ve been hearing for some time that there is a shortage of construction workers, but is there any truth to that? Answer: Oh yes! #143991371 / gettyimages.com There have been many memes in housing these past couple years, and

The residential mortgage marketplace is often made into a complicated beast, but we’ve got two charts that explain it easily. #90537529 / gettyimages.com The residential mortgage market is a massive, multi-trillion dollar behemoth, and as such, it can often

What are some of the perks of pursing a newly built home for your clients? Below, we collect several of the most notable

Are lending standards starting to ease up? That seems to be the implication of new survey data from the Fed. #185239684 / gettyimages.com Nearly a full quarter of banks reporting eased lending standards in 2014’s second quarter in the

Though the month-to-month data was flat, construction spending remained in positive territory in 2014. Construction spending in June maintained its strong growth from 2013, according to the latest report from the Census Bureau. Though overall construction spending was down

Mobile design moved swiftly through real estate websites, and it’s now poised to take over the industry. Everybody knows that with each passing year, mobile browsing seizes a larger and larger share of the real estate Internet pie; new