Real Estate Market Analysis & Reporting

The Home Buying Institute (HBI) has been educating home buyers and real estate professionals in the U.S. for nearly 20 years. Over time, we have adjusted our core focus to meet the needs of an ever-evolving audience.

2006: Home Buying Institute Launched

We launched the site in 2006 to help create a better-informed class of home buyers. Prior to that, home buyers had to get much of their information from potentially biased sources like real estate and mortgage companies. We filled this void by providing objective and in-depth tutorials on all aspects of the home buying process.

2015: Free E-Books for All

In 2015, we began developing informative e-books on topics ranging from FHA loans to the home buying process, distributing them for free to support financial literacy. This gave home buyers and mortgage shoppers one more way to educate themselves prior to purchasing.

2018: Pivoting Toward Market Research

Real estate market conditions change constantly and can vary from one city to the next. To better serve our audience, we started publishing local market reports for cities and metro areas across the U.S. Home buyers and real estate professionals alike have benefited from our hyper-local housing reports.

2025: Newsletters for Individual Markets

In 2025, we began creating independent real estate newsletters for states and metro areas across the U.S. These newsletters deliver timely insights to help readers keep up with local housing market trends.

We currently publish newsletters for the state of Texas and Florida, with more on the way.