Tag Archives: Renting
It’s cheaper to buy a home than rent, but only if...
Source: CNBC The supply of listings in April fell 9 percent compared with a year ago. Unfortunately for buyers, the cheapest segment of the market is where supplies are lowest. Home prices...
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Renters Now Rule Half of U.S. Cities
Source: National Real Estate Investor Fifty-two of the 100 largest U.S. cities were majority renter in 2015, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Since 2009, 21 cities had shifted to renter-rule. Renters now dominate in both hot housing...
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Making California housing affordable again will require new laws
Source: Orange County Register California can increase the number of homes that people can afford by giving more money to cities that build sufficient affordable housing, some said at a housing summit last week in Los Angeles by the...
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Should my neighbor be allowed to turn his house into a...
Source: Kiplinger The debate over short-term rentals, such as Airbnb and VRBO, is a constant one in all of America’s major cities. The debate centers around whether the entrepreneurial landlords or homeowners have the right to...
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At long last, Bay Area rental market cooling
Source: Mercury News Third-quarter rents for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area have barely moved – up 1 percent from a year ago – and in some cities have even fallen, according to a report by RealFacts. The report found the...
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That swanky new rental apartment could finally be yours
Source: CNBC As the homeownership rate fell following the recession, the towers rose — the vast majority boasting luxury rentals, complimented by high-end amenities like rooftop dog parks, fitness centers, private movie theaters and party...
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