Codes + Standards Economists debate whether college debt is responsible for falling home ownership rate Student debt has surged 32 percent since 2007, while home ownership for those under 35 is down 7.4 percent from a decade ago
Sales New-Home Sales: It's Halftime in This Year's Sales Cycle In new-home sales, it's important to stay focused midgame
features 10 reasons why homeownership trumps renting As the housing market struggles to entice young, first-time homebuyers, the outgoing Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun...
features Residential construction increased by 7.5 percent from last year A census estimate shows that total private residential construction spending is 7.5 percent higher than one year ago, Eye on Housing reports...
features Federal Reserve interest rate may still be around zero in 2015 Reuters reports that top Fed officials say the Federal Reserve will probably need to keep interest rates near zero, predicting full...
features Home prices to rise nationwide The May 2014 REALTORS Confidence Index survey shows that the National Association of Realtors generally expect home prices to increase in...
features The million-dollar move Around 12 percent of the U.S. population packed up and relocated somewhere new, according to a 2013 study by the Census Bureau. The usual...
features Virginia’s new plan to help first-time homebuyers The Washington Post reports that the state of Virginia, in an effort to aid young people overburdened with student loan debt, is...
features 2014 sees stable housing prices Bloomberg Businessweek says that we can “call off the bubble alert.” The start of 2014 has seen the pace of house price increases slow, and...
Codes + Standards Millennials, minorities will drive housing market in next decade, Harvard Housing Study says The number of households led by people in their 30s is projected to increase by 2.7 million in the next ten years.
