Market Data + Trends Three of the 10 Safest U.S. Cities Are in California Many of the cities named safest in the nation in 2016 are still safe today -- seven of last year’s top 10 were in the top 10 this year, and...
Sponsored Home Technology A Conversation with LiftMaster: Wi-Fi-Enabled Garage Door Openers LiftMaster has taken convenience and security to the next level for homeowners with the introduction of the industry’s first Wi-Fi-enabled garage door openers. We recently sat down with the company’s experts to learn more about how this tec
Opinion New Reports Suggest Mortgage Interest Deduction Cap Reconciled in Republican Tax Plan Under a reconciled GOP tax plan capping the mortgage interest deduction at $750,000, the proportion of homes worth enough for homeowners to...
Market Data + Trends 2018 Housing Trends: Prices, Supply May Increase Economists expect the construction of single-family houses to increase in 2018. The median estimate has single-family housing starts rising...
Opinion Majority of Americans Say Proposed Tax Cuts of Housing Deductions Would Cause 'Financial Strain' In a new survey of 600 Americans, 85 percent of respondents said they plan on deducting mortgage interest and property taxes if they...
New-Construction Projects Public and Private Funds Help Build New Downtown Area Bay Area suburb Union City, California, has started building a new urban-scaled downtown area, with more than $150 million in public funds...
New-Construction Projects Meet Me in St. Louis: Booming Construction in Boomer-Heavy Region St. Louis' population of those aged 65 years and older is 15 percent, the eighth-highest in the U.S. By 2045, it will be 25 percent, and the...
Trends Identifying the Causes of the U.S. Housing Market's Inventory Shortage In October 2017, the U.S. housing market had an imbalanced supply of existing homes for resale. From baby boomers aging in place, to costly...
Trends Top 20 'Sweet Spot' Rental Markets In these mid-sized rental markets, income growth is strong and rents are relatively affordable. Atlanta is the largest metro in the ranking,...
Market Data + Trends Almost All Metropolitan Growth is in the Suburbs and Exurbs Population growth in the suburbs and exurbs is increasing, and the data on migration patterns in the U.S. starting in 2010 suggest this will...