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December 2017 Was the 35th Consecutive Month of Falling For-Sale Housing Inventory
Zillow's December 2017 Housing Market report concludes that there is 'no end in sight' to the inventory crisis in…
Builders Are Optimistic Despite Drop in Housing Starts at the End of 2017
Economists forecasted housing starts totaling 1.28 million in December 2017, falling 8.2 percent to a 1.19 million annual rate. Home construction…
Remodeling Spending to Rise in 2018
New projections show that homeowner remodeling spending will be roughly $340 billion in 2018, up 7.5 percent from estimated spending in 2017. …
The Best and Worst States for Retirees in the U.S.
While Florida may be a retirement 'mecca', other states including Colorado, Virginia, Iowa, and South Dakota were recently ranked as some of the…
Issues High on Builders' Minds for 2018
The top problem builders expect to face in 2018 is the cost and availability of labor, an issue for 82 percent of builders in 2017.
In a…
The Conversion Question in Washington, D.C.
To encourage conversions of older commercial buildings for residential use in the nation's capital, where the office vacancy rate is around 11.4…
States With the Highest Property Tax Burdens Are on the Coasts
According to new analysis of 2016 Census data, property owners in the New York metropolitan area, at $7,471, pay…
Top 10 States Most Dependent on the Federal Government
New data show that Southern states are the most reliant on the federal government, with three states in the top 5, and no states in the 'least…
Housing Inventory Shortage Spurs on Granny Flat Housing Boom
On the West Coast where limited inventory and a lack of affordable housing affect most housing markets, accessory dwelling units (ADUs or 'granny…
Beachy Keen: the Most Affordable Beach Towns in 2018
For the third year in a row, Gulfport, Mississippi was named the most affordable beach town in the U.S., with a median home value of $116,200, and…