Codes + Standards Conroe, Texas, city council toughens ordinance aimed at unlicensed contractors Improper documentation will cost unlicensed contractors $2,000 per incident
features Census Bureau data on income and poverty shows another bleak year for the American middle class The U.S. median income in 2013 was $51,939, which according to Quartz, isn’t too bad at first glance. But a deeper analysis shows bad...
features Jobs for millennials is answer to increasing homeownership Zillow Real Estate Research reveals that today’s unemployment rate has important implications for the housing market tomorrow. Their...
features Home buying myths hamper sales, Wells Fargo finds According to Reuters, a survey released by Wells Fargo, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, indicates that getting a mortgage in the United...
features The 15-year mortgage: A new way to build equity The New York Times reports that the conservative-leaning American Enterprise Institute partnered with housing advocacy organization...
features 3 new trends for the master bedroom Zillow’s latest Zillow Digs Home Design Trend report found that master bedrooms are bidding farewell to matching bedroom sets and wall-to...
features RealtyTrac finds millennials move for jobs, boomers move for affordability After analyzing Census population data between 2007 and 2013 in more than 1,800 counties nationwide, RealtyTrac found the markets that are...
features Job figures are stronger than housing data The New York Times reports that claims for unemployment for August dropped more than expected, but so did the number of housing starts. ...
features New top metros for buyers and sellers revealed The West Coast continues to have the nation’s hottest markets, while some still-recovering markets remain a bargain for buyers as more homes go up for sale.
Codes + Standards New York’s Superstorm Sandy rebuilding program making slow progress Two years later, more than 20,000 applicants are still waiting to have their homes rebuilt.
