New report indicates that housing supply may surpass homebuyer demand by 2035
Housing Market Faces Potential Shift in Demand For quite some time, the U.S. has struggled with a housing shortage amidst increasing demand. However, things might just be changing; there are indications that the number of potential homebuyers could dwindle soon. A report from the Mortgage Bankers Association suggests that the housing market is nearing a […]
First-time homebuyer? These markets are your best bet in 2025
Claman Countdown panelists Dorie and Jenny Lentz break down the top places Americans want to live. By all accounts, 2024 will be a tough year for first-time home buyers in the market, with record home prices, rising interest rates, and soaring insurance premiums all exacerbating the U.S. home affordability crisis. In fact, the proportion of […]
FACT CHECK: Is The Harris Campaign’s Homebuyer Assistance Program Unavailable To Relatives Of Homeowners?
Post shared on facebook Vice President Kamala Harris' proposal would help first-time homebuyers, but she argues it would exclude people who have relatives who are homeowners. Verdict: False This claim is not true. First-generation homebuyers receive more assistance, but the program also applies to non-first-generation homebuyers. Fact check: Former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney attended […]
Harris’ Homebuyer Tax Credit Will Drive Up Prices
On Friday’s CNN International broadcast of “First Move,” CNN economic and political commentator The Washington Post Columnist and PBS NewsHour special correspondent Katherine Rampell said a tax credit for first-time homebuyers proposed by Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris “would likely be passed on in higher prices” because of limited supply. “Unfortunately, […]