Tag Archives: Homeowners

What effect does home value appreciation have on the confidence of homeownwers and renters in the housing market?

A recent survey shows roughly three-quarters of households still believe now is a good time to buy a home, but there's a significant gap in confidence between homeowners and renters.

A new survey showed that millions of homeowners over the age of 55 would prefer to move out of their current residence and rent within the next four years.

For seriously delinquent, underwater homeowners struggling through the murky aftermath of the financial crisis, help is on the way in the form of a gift from the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

A Chase mortgage survey found that homeowners are struggling with a fear of missing out on other opportunities and are beginning to search for homes on digital platforms.

The authors of the report found that 96 million American renters have never had a mortgage—and 42 percent of them have some other type of consumer debt in collections.

Recovery in housing markets across the country has varied widely when other factors enter the equation, such as how much economic growth the area has seen (particularly in employment and wages) and how much housing prices have appreciated.

Homeowners and appraisers don't agree on home values in general, but the gap is narrowing. Here's why.

At least two cases decided by the United States District Court Southern District of Florida ended with the court siding against the homeowners and for the servicers, giving financial firms a bit more room when interpreting a significant part of RESPA.