Housing prices hit a 31-month high in February amid depressed inventory, making it hard for first-time buyers to purchase homes. The Case Shiller Home Price […]
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Housing Prices Cap Off 2016 With A High
Consumers cast a strong vote of confidence in the Trump administration as they pushed housing prices up with prospects of a growing economy. The Case […]
Stagnant wages and job insecurity for Millennials drags homeownership rate to 19-year low
Stevie-Lynn Pickel and her fiancé, Adonis Smith, put money into a joint savings account whenever they can. The couple has a two-year plan: save up […]
Housing starts down again in January
U.S. homebuilders started construction on fewer projects in January than in December, continuing a six-year, saw-tooth pattern of ups and downs in housing starts. January […]
March Housing Starts Will Rise With the Mercury
It’ll be a spring thaw: Housing starts likely jumped as soon as the weather warmed up in March, even as concerns remain about the cost […]
Housing Recovery Masks Dangers for Young
Galen Eckenroth has what he knows is an uncommon pastime for someone his age: He’s looking to invest in real estate. Yet no matter how […]
February Cold Keep Housing Starts Flat
Weather held U.S. housing starts flat in February, even as the sector showed signs it would grow in spring. Starts dropped to a seasonally adjusted, […]
Home prices dropped slightly in December
The housing market’s recovery slowed at the end of 2013 as U.S. home prices nationwide dropped slightly. The National Home Price Index declined 0.3 […]
Student debt endangers the American Dream
Paul Buehler’s $60,000 in debt weighs heavy on him. As a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of Arizona the 31-year-old has spent the […]
Declining home prices offset rise in sales
Existing home sales increased last month, but declining prices and a high percentage of distressed sales indicate that the housing market faces a long road […]