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Economics

The 20 Percent Downpayment Is A Rarity Today

According to the February edition of the Realtors Confidence Index Survey Report, 80 percent of first-time buyers who obtained a mortgage...

Economics

Though it has growing banking and financial services sectors, Charlotte ranks last in economic mobility of the 50 largest cities in the...

Economics

Places With The Highest Property Taxes

A report from the real estate data firm ATTOM found that Binghamton, N.Y. has the nation’s highest property tax rate, at 3.1 percent in 2016...

Affordability

HousingWire reports that GOBankingRates produced a study on the affordability of the nation’s 50 largest metro areas. Even in the least...

Market Data + Trends

Other metros with large average weekly population increases since 2010 include New York City, Atlanta, and Miami-Fort Lauderdale

Codes + Standards

Florida is third in the U.S. for rooftop solar potential but 12th in installed capacity

Custom Home Design

House Review: Solutions for Narrow Lots

It’s not unusual to see lots in both infill and planned neighborhoods that range from 30 to 55 feet wide, which makes it a challenge to...

Single-Family Homes

Multnomah County, Ore., recently implemented a program, the Multnomah Idea Lab, where the government plans to build tiny houses in people’s...

Financing

Those with an annual household income of $100,000 a year won’t make the top 20 percent of earners in the metro areas of San Francisco,...

Multifamily

An analysis by Adam Artunian of John Burns Real Estate Consulting shows that secondary apartment markets and “surban” locations (desirable...

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December