Entries by Tian Liu

COVID-19’s Impact on First-Time Homebuyers

With the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the first quarter of 2020 marked an important turning point in the economy and housing market. Instead of our usual format, this edition of the first-time homebuyer report covers both the Q1 market and developments in April and May. The first-time homebuyer market started the year strong with […]

Population Growth and Housing

In last week’s economic commentary, I discussed the latest population estimate for the 380 metropolitan areas from the Census Bureau. In 2016, close to 280 million people, or almost 90% of the U.S. population, lived in these large population centers. For all practical purposes, most of the economic activities in the U.S. are happening in these large […]