Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg

Housing on path to recovery

Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg
December 18, 2014
Mortgage rates in the U.S. declined, keeping borrowing costs at the lowest levels since May 2013.

Accommodative policy only applies to bank's ability to borrow

Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg
October 8, 2014
Lenders are continuing to tighten the credit vise on homebuyers after five straight years of economic expansion, imposing the toughest standards since at least 1998.

First-time homebuyers at disadvantage

Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg
August 12, 2014
The four-bedroom house that Ilia Nielsen-Dembe purchased in west Denver earlier this year wasn’t her top choice. The first-time buyer had to settle on a home in a neighborhood with a high crime rate after losing out on bids for five properties in more desirable areas.

American dream deferred

Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg
July 29, 2014
The homeownership rate in the U.S. fell to a 19-year low as rising prices and tight credit kept many first-time buyers out of the property market.

Home prices climb in 88% of U.S. cities as recovery spreads

Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg
November 6, 2013
Prices for single-family homes climbed in 88 percent of U.S. cities in the third quarter as buyers competed for limited inventories that included fewer discounted foreclosures.

Homeownership rate in U.S. climbs from lowest level since 1995

Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg
November 5, 2013
The U.S. homeownership rate climbed from the lowest level in 18 years, signaling that the real estate rebound is drawing in more buyers.

U.S. home prices rose 8.5% in year through August, FHFA says

Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg
October 23, 2013
U.S. house prices rose 8.5 percent in the year through August, extending gains even as higher mortgage rates cut into demand for real estate.

Mortgage rates in U.S. fall from two-year high as recovery cools

Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg
August 29, 2013
U.S. mortgage rates fell for the first time in five weeks, reducing borrowing costs from a two- year high as the housing-market recovery shows signs of slowing.

U.S. mortgage rates jump to two-year high with 30-year at 4.58%

Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg
August 22, 2013
Mortgage rates in the U.S. jumped to a two-year high, increasing borrowing costs for homebuyers as sales accelerate.

U.S. house prices climbed 7.3% in year through May

Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg
July 23, 2013
U.S. house prices rose 7.3% in the year through May as buyers competed for a small supply of listings, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.