Existing-home sales dropped both month-over-month and year-over-year in January 2018, experiencing their largest annual decline in over three years, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. NAR’s Existing-Home Sales calculations track “completed transactions that include single-family homes, ...
Read More »Nearly All California Cities Failed to Hit Housing Goals
Communities across the nation are struggling with housing shortages, with those problems amplified by home prices that continue to increase and a specific shortage of affordable housing keeping many potential homeowners stuck renting. California is certainly not immune to the ...
Read More »$1.5 Trillion Worth of U.S. Homes Threatened by Wildfires
According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, last year’s California wildfire season was the most destructive on record, with over 9,000 fires burning more than a million acres in 2017. Moreover, some of those fires swept through ...
Read More »Premium Housing Hit by Inventory Shortages
It isn't just starter homes that are hard to find. The premium side of things is feeling the impact of both lack of available homes and the associated rising costs.
Read More »Rebuilding and Rethinking
With a new year on the horizon, DS News spoke to half a dozen industry insiders to ascertain the big picture of what 2018 holds for the industry, how the landscape is changing, and what missteps are better left in the rearview as we move forward.
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