homeownership

Mortgage rates in the U.S. surged to 7.49% this week, up from 7.31% the week before, Freddie Mac reported on Thursday — making homeownership an even more distant dream for potential homebuyers. A year ago, the interest rate for a…

In boasting about Bidenomics two weeks ago in Milwaukee, President Joe Biden declared that his policies are “restoring the American dream.” Then he went into his creepy whispering mode and assured…

America's housing market is broken, but the deep and structural problems can't be fixed with technology.Why it matters: The U.S. is in desperate need of more high-quality rental housing. Homeownership works for many — and doesn't work at…

The statewide virtual event hosted by the Ohio Realtist Association (ORA) brings together seven in-state chapters to discuss Black homeownership in a post-pandemic economy CINCINNATI, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ohio Realtist…

When the Fair Housing Act of 1968 was signed into law, it prohibited home sale discrimination based on race—a huge step forward for Black Americans and other minorities. At that point in history, minority groups regularly faced…

More Americans own a home now than in any year following the Great Recession, with the US homeownership rate climbing to 65.5% in 2020, according to NAR. That's up 1.3% from 2019, the largest annual increase on record. But Black…

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – According to the National Association of Realtors, Black homebuyers are feeling the real estate crunch more than many others. The surging residential real estate market of the last two years led to…

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – According to the National Association of Realtors, black homebuyers are feeling the real estate crunch more than many others. The surging residential real estate market of the last two years led to…

Axios on facebookAxios on twitterAxios on linkedinAxios on emailData: ATTOM; Chart: Axios VisualOwning a median-priced home is more affordable than the average rent on a three-bedroom property in 58% of the U.S., a new report says.That's…

Data: Zillow analysis of data from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA); Map: Baidi Wang/AxiosOhio's Black mortgage applicants are denied at almost twice the rate of white applicants, according to a new Zillow analysis of Home…