Tag Archives: real estate
Homeowership rate down for all groups
The homeownership rate for the first quarter of 2015 fell to 63.7 percent. Continue reading
Boomerang buyers want to own homes again
If you’ve gone through foreclosure, and you’re looking for a second chance at the American dream, there is still hope. Continue reading
Beige Book predicts a rosy spring
The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book survey, which is based on input from business sources across the nation, predicts that the spring homebuying season will be strong. Continue reading
Want a vacation home? You’re not alone
Even as the overall housing market perks up, the second-home market is wagging its tail, too. Continue reading
Real estate: Time to say buy-buy?
As the spring homebuying season kicks off, if you have been thinking about buying a home but not yet gotten around to it, now might be a good time to jump into the market. Continue reading
Renovators think green in 2015
The average home improvement project budget this year is $4,100, up from $4,000 in 2014, according to the Amex survey. Continue reading
Will the last homeowner please turn out the lights?
The homeownership rate keeps sinking. Now it’s at its lowest level since 1994. Continue reading
Home prices confound me
It’s the confusing time of the month, when corporations, lobbyists and federal regulators trumpet their stats on home sales and home prices. Continue reading
Pricing a home’s history
How much is a “George Washington slept here” type of reputation worth? Continue reading
‘Vampires’ take bite out of housing
Creepy statistics about distressed properties might give the market a fright. Continue reading