Click through for some of the big-ticket news impacting the housing market and a report that is likely to affect the overall economy and housing as the nation goes to vote.
Read More »Triggering Homeownership
A new look at vacancy rates among renters and owners suggests an uptick in wanting to buy. But this push may be making it harder to purchase a home.
Read More »The Price Tag of Owning a Home
A new analysis that looks at the dollar and cents of owning a home found that the incidental costs of maintaining a property could be surprisingly high for homeowners.
Read More »The Housing Market Crash: A Retrospective
The lingering effects of the Great Recession on borrowing is most evident in the mortgage sector, according to a new report looking at the effect of the financial crisis on consumer access to credit and the mortgage industry.
Read More »Why Debt Reduction is a Top Priority for Americans
A new report looking at the rise of debt for Americans found that average annual personal debt among consumers is $38,000. And that’s not counting the debt from their home mortgage.
Read More »How Much Does it Cost to Keep a Home?
Owners don't stop spending even if they have a mortgage paid off and annual maintenance costs can be quite expensive depending on your ZIP code.
Read More »Senator Calls for Action on Zombie Properties
New York Senator Chuck Schumer says HUD is taking too much time renewing an agreement that would get thousands of vacant properties off the state's books.
Read More »More Million-Dollar Cities on the Horizon
Real estate website Zillow is predicting that within a year it will add 23 new metros, mostly in California, to its "$1 Million City List." That means two dozen cities with a median home value of $1 million or more ...
Read More »Cities With the Biggest Jumps in Single-Family Rentals
Several markets hit by the 2008 recession rebounded as rental markets, according to a study. Click through to learn which cities saw the biggest surge in single-family rental properties.
Read More »The Favored Option for Vacant Property Security Is …
For anyone who works with vacant property in economically distressed areas—property managers, asset managers, rehabbers, real estate agents—the material used to secure and protect property is a big deal. And according to a recent study, most of these professionals overwhelmingly ...
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