Demographics - Real Estate Investor Pulse

More U.S. households are renting than at any point in 50 years

August 13, 2022 Mariel Alumit Comments Off

A decade after the housing bust upended the lives of millions of Americans, more U.S. households are headed by renters than at any point since at least 1965, according to a Pew Research Center analysis […]

4.3 Million New Apartments Needed by 2035

August 8, 2022 Mariel Alumit Comments Off

A new study commissioned by the National Multifamily Housing Council and National Apartment Association reveals the U.S. needs to build 4.3 million new apartments by 2035 to address demand, deficit and affordability. The data features as estimate of future […]

Rocket lost money last year, so why are its shares up?

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, lost money in 2023, but executives have expressed confidence about a big turnaround by touting investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the company’s profitability. Despite reporting […]

Industry experts are closely watching delinquency rates, insurance costs

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Mortgage servicers, regulators and economists are closely watching the delinquency rates for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans following a spike in the fourth quarter of 2023. Industry experts say that although there’s a correlation […]

Jobs data sends mortgage rates higher

February 3, 2024 Comments Off

Today we got a jobs Friday hat trick! Better headline jobs were reported, with positive revisions and more robust wage growth, which caught bond traders off guard and sent bond yields and mortgage rates […]