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Comparing Younger and Older Millennial Homebuyers
From January to September 2017, 40 percent of homebuyer loan applications were attributed to millennials. However, homebuying trends for younger (…
Homebuyer Demand Reaches Highest Peak Since 2000
The latest findings for Q3 2017 suggest the increase in demand is fueled by rental and home price inflation, and is moderating the housing market…
Can San Diego Build Its Way Out of Unaffordability?
San Diego County is now rated as the 11th least affordable housing market worldwide, according to …
Senate GOP Tax Plan a Mixed Bag for Homeowners
The U.S. Senate recently passed the GOP tax plan, which would eliminate state and local tax (SALT) deductions, and alter tax brackets so that many…
More New Single-Family Homes Have Decks
The number of new homes started with decks increased in 2016 to 23.7 percent from 23.3 percent in 2015, continuing the trend of upward growth…
Land Developers 'Gerrymandered' Boundaries of Risk in Texas Master-Planned Community
FEMA's effort to correct maps used for the federal flood insurance program has become a backdoor for…
In Defense of the Suburbs
In the U.S., the suburbs house more than six times the number of people living in urban cores. A new book pushes back on the concept of urban…
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Colorado's Rising Housing Prices Are Driving Residents Away
In 2016, the number of Coloradans leaving their home state for better job prospects and more affordable cost-of-living elsewhere hit a record high…
Berkeley Project 'May Set Precedent' for Out-of-Scale Development in Single-Family Neighborhoods
Berkeley, California's Haskell Street project has become a microcosm of the issues surrounding the nationwide housing affordability crunch --…
Limited Construction, Low Inventory Expected to Continue in 2018
In a new survey predicting home price trends in 2018, only 6.3 percent of respondents expect low inventory levels to change significantly, and…
