The first estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first quarter of 2019 shows that housing's share continues to trend downward, hampered by the affordability crisis.
California's affordability crisis has market economists pushing for more homes to be built as a solution, but many residents and local advocates worry that new market-rate structures will "supercharge" gentrification.
In fact, it is cork. An increasing number of architects and home designers are using cork for more than décor, including roof cladding, insulation, and flooring.
It's prime real estate season and on the West Coast, inventory is ticking up and sales are struggling, with some indications that home prices may fall, if they haven't already.
In a new market forecast, Grant Thornton chief economist Diane Swonk writes, "housing will tread water in 2019 as supply constraints and affordability problems offset any gains from slightly lower mortgage rates."
According to the latest data from the Department of Commerce, housing starts ran at a 1.14 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in March, down 0.3 percent in February.
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Along with billions of dollars in new investments from companies like Amazon, Nashville is bringing in about 100 new people per day. Local leaders recently spoke at the Urban Land Institute's Spring Meeting in Music City.
