Editors PickLocal Markets
Why Homebuyer Interest is Shifting to the Northeast and Midwest
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The Future of Home Insurance
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VeroFORECAST Q3 2024: Understanding Market Trends
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California’s Homeowners Face Insurance Squeeze
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Mortgage Rates and Demographics are Shaping the Current Housing Market
Housing Market
How Property Taxes Shape Home Values and Affordability
Property taxes significantly influence home values. Assessed values, tax rates, and local levies affect affordability and investment returns. Lenders and buyers consider these factors, impacting ...
Housing Market Hotness Index Mar 23, 2025
The Housing Market Hotness Index indicates a slight improvement as of March 23, 2025, but the spring housing market is far from booming. High mortgage ...
Is Your Home at Risk? The Rising Threat of Natural Disasters
Imagine buying a home, only to find out six months later that it’s now uninsurable due to heightened wildfire risks. Or waking up after a ...
Economy
Home Buyers on the Fence: Low Rates, High Hesitation
Despite expectations of a surge in homebuying activity, the market has remained relatively stagnant. Several factors contribute to this muted response, including economic uncertainty, rising ...
Will a Fed Rate Cut Save the Housing Market?
Soaring home prices and high mortgage rates keep the brakes on homeownership dreams in 2024. A potential Fed rate cut offers limited hope, as locked-in ...
House Prices Rise Despite High Mortgage Rates
Explore the recent trends in the U.S. housing market, focusing on the Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (HPI). Examine the factors driving the ...
Local Markets
How Property Taxes Shape Home Values and Affordability
Property taxes significantly influence home values. Assessed values, tax rates, and local levies affect affordability and investment returns. Lenders and buyers consider these factors, impacting ...
California Wildfires Could Cripple the State’s Home Insurance Market
The Southern California wildfires (Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Kenneth) are still burning and are one of the most destructive disasters in ...
2025 Colorado Housing Market: Opportunity or Obstacle Course?
Colorado's 2025 housing market presents a mix of opportunity and challenge. While increased inventory and moderating price growth offer promise, affordability, wildfire risk, and regional ...
Technology
How Virtual Property Inspections Are Transforming an Evolving Real Estate Industry
As the real estate industry continues to evolve and modernize, industry participants are seeing increased effort toward driving efficiency in ...
How AI is Transforming Property Valuation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning have a tremendous impact on today’s society. What seemed to come out of nowhere ...
Sustainable Real Estate: How Green Features Can Boost Property Value
Sustainability is no longer a trend—it’s a fundamental shift in the real estate market. Investors are increasingly prioritizing environmentally responsible ...
Market Forecasts
Housing Market 2025: What Lies Ahead?
Will 2025 be the year affordability finally improves? Will we finally see a significant drop in mortgage rates? Will prices ...
VeroFORECAST Q3 2024: Understanding Market Trends
Veros’ Q3 2024 VeroFORECAST has been released, and it reveals an appreciation in the housing market for the next 12 months. This is an exciting ...
Unemployment Rate Outlook for 2024 Predicts a Gradual Cooling
Veros’ forecast predicts the national unemployment rate to rise to 4.4% by end of 2024, reflecting a gradual cooling down ...
