Tag Archives: Homes
Back to school? Here’s how it impacts home values
Source: Housingwire The power of good school districts Neighborhoods with at least one good elementary school have greater home values as well as higher home price appreciation over the long term compared to homes without good schools, according...
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Many Full-Time Workers Face Housing Affordability Problems
Source: Harvard While statistics on the gap in affordable housing clearly indicate the magnitude of the problem, they mask the extent of the difficulties that certain low-wage workers often face in obtaining a unit they can afford, particularly...
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Home sales are rising, so why isn’t inventory going up?
Source: HousingWire Between 2012 and 2015, home sales have increased by almost 600,000 units, from 4.67 million units to 5.25 million units, while housing inventory has been flat or down. Existing home sales are up 5 percent year over year in the...
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Talking Points
New home sales have reached an eight-year high, showing that the low mortgage rates combined with a solid job market are improving the economy, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and...
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Millions of Boomers Prefer to Rent
Source: DSNews.com Are aging baby boomers looking for a change of pace with their living arrangements? According to a new Freddie Mac 55+survey (polling 6,000 homeowners and renters born in 1961 or earlier), approximately six million homeowners...
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