A LendingTree ranking shows small resort towns in the Northeast and the Rockies far outpacing typical home prices, with Nantucket at the top.
A new ranking points to Nantucket’s housing costs, but the figures behind it vary widely from local and private market estimates.
Housing economists point to tight supply, modest price gains and firmer lending standards rather than a repeat of 2008.
A Los Angeles Times analysis says today’s buyers look safer on paper than the 2005 cohort, but affordability remains brutal.
New Zillow figures point to more inventory, more reductions and fewer bidding wars in the starter-home market.
Public builders are still leaning on discounts and mortgage help, but the sharpest jump in incentives appears to have leveled off.
Freddie Mac’s latest reading and a subdued bond market suggest borrowers should not expect much near-term easing.