Markets really do cycle — if you wanted proof of that, today’s release of home price data showed a rise that seemed …
Real Estate & Homes
The State That’s Beginning to Wish It Never Got Rich
Oil has brought great wealth and the nation’s lowest unemployment rate to North Dakota. Soaring homelessness, crime, and housing prices have come along for the ride.
Your Homeowner’s Insurance Is Soaring Thanks to Hail From 5 Years Ago
Brutal storms—including some that hit quite a few years ago—are causing rates on homeowner’s and flood insurance policies to skyrocket.
Actually, San Francisco’s Inequality Problem Isn’t the Tech Industry’s Fault
But a lack of construction appears to blame
Millennials Put Their Surprising Stamp on the American Dream
Shaped by the times, Millennials dream about travel and self employment–and staying far off the corporate ladder.
Finally, Some Exceptionally Good News About Foreclosures
Real Estate analytics firm Core Logic announced Wednesday that there were a total of 620,111 foreclosures across the country in 2013, a 24% decline from 2012 when 820,000 homes were foreclosed upon.
Latest Real Estate Numbers Give Reason to Hope
Housing price data for November, fresh out of the oven, shows dazzling year-over-year gains but a slowing in month-to-month prices. The S&P/Case-Shiller Housing Price Index that’s a composite of 20 metro areas jumped 13.7% …
Guess Where the Middle Class Can’t Afford to Live Now
We’ve come to expect this sort of thing in places like San Francisco. But … Detroit?
Think the Cold Is Brutal? Wait Until Your Heating Bill Arrives
Better start saving now for that next heating bill that’s going to arrive in the mail. Some predict heating costs will hit all-time highs this month.
Want to Buy a Home? Better Bring Cash
Of the nearly half-a-million homes sold in the U.S. in November, 42% were sold to buyers who paid with cash, according to the latest housing report from real estate data company Reality Trac.
That percentage is the highest …
Why Mortgages Will Soon Be More Expensive
Homebuyers are in a sudden headwind of rising home prices, mortgage rates and lending limits.
This Man Wants to Lower Your Mortgage Payment
The Federal Housing Finance Authority — overseer of housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — finally got a new Director when North Carolina Congressman Mel Watt was confirmed to the post by the Senate yesterday. The move was …