There are many costs that homebuyers must factor into their budgeting but one that they tend to forget is maintenance costs. What are the routine maintenance costs and how do you budget for them?

Link: https://www.amfam.com/resources/articles/at-home/average-home-maintenance-costs

In the current state of the housing market with mortgage rates and home prices rapidly climbing, many feel that their options are limited but there is another choice: manufactured housing. Manufactured housing is a more affordable alternative that allows you to not only own your home but also customize it to your taste.

47% vs 73%. That is the homeownership gap between Black and White Americans. What causes this gap and what can REALTORS® do about it? Leslie Frazier, Virginia REALTORS® SVP of Community and Industry Relations, joins us today to explore this topic and discuss what the organization is working on to expand access to homeownership in Virginia.

Today on Rooflines, Ryan interviews local housing and planning expert, David Cristeal, about “missing middle housing.” What exactly is missing middle housing? And why is it missing from the housing stock?

Home buyers are seeking out different design features as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. And buyers of different generations are in the market for homes with different types of amenities. What design features and house amenities are buyers really looking for?

Inventory in Virginia and across the country has been at historically low levels. Buyers are competing for fewer and fewer homes, which is the primary reason we have seen home prices rise so quickly over the past two years. Will we start to see inventory increase? Or is this low-inventory market here to stay for a while?

What if homes could be built faster, cheaper, and more efficiently? How would that impact the housing industry, and importantly the housing supply? We’re not too far off from a potential paradigm shift in housing. On this week’s edition of Rooflines, we’re diving into the emerging trend of 3D-printed homes. Join us to learn more about this intriguing trend!

Over the past year, investors have been snapping up homes, prompting concerns about how Wall Street firms are pushing out regular home buyers. But the story is much more nuanced. Join us for a discussion about the story behind the story when it comes to investors in the housing market.

Check out Redfin’s and Pacaso’s articles.

New home construction is a critical piece to the supply puzzle. With so much demand out there in the housing market, and the inventory of existing homes for sale at an all-time low, why is there not a flood of new homes hitting the market? We’ll take a look at some of the biggest challenges facing the new home sector in this edition of Rooflines!

Seniors are a large—and growing—part of Virginia’s housing market. Where is the senior population growing the fastest? And what are senior homebuyers looking for?

Read more about senior housing preferences in NAR’s Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends report.