Fewer families are sending their kids to their neighborhood school, and there’s emerging evidence that this has implications for home value change moving forward.

Home values are declining across the U.S., per Zillow’s Home Value Index. But there are some notable geographic patterns emerging that are worth monitoring closely.

Housing prices keep rising, but when looking at the metro level it’s clear that the pace of growth is slowing in more and more places.

The combined impact of rising housing prices and rising mortgage rates is starting to make a big dent in affordability across the U.S. Today, the typical home in more than 250 counties would be considered unaffordable to households earning the national median income. This is a dramatic increase over 2021, and even more so over the past decade.

Looking at the increasingly important role of climate and natural amenities on home prices across the U.S.

Looking for counties where population change isn’t matching price change. There are more than you would think.

Home prices changes are different across neighborhood types (based on price tiers and development intensity), with some interesting patterns emerging.

Home prices keep going up, but the pre-Covid hot markets continue to be the hottest

Construction timelines can have major impacts on investment outcomes. This map shows construction “seasons” across the U.S., highlighting the locational advantages the south and coastal areas have in building new housing.

Real estate taxes vary wildly across the U.S. In some places, like much of Alabama, real estate taxes are virtually zero. In other places, like parts of New York and New Jersey, taxes are as much as 2% of home values. But how do taxes influence prices - and more importantly, future price change?

A look at recent county-level population trends across the country, highlighting the pace and trajectory of population in the last six years.

A look at rent changes over the past 5 years, using a comparison to New York City to highlight how much rents have changed compared to the city most associated with high rents