Opinion Perspective: a New Look at Consumer Debt in America Debt accounts for less of Americans' income now than at any time in the last 38 years, at less than 10 percent. At the height of the housing...
Business Management Skilled Labor Is Our Responsibility A combined effort between key players in the construction industry has created the Skilled Labor Fund to address the labor shortage
Opinion 2018 May Be a Big Year for Housing Legislation in California California lawmakers are proposing changes to laws on rent control, local zoning, property taxes, including a homeowner bill of rights, to...
Opinion Tracking the Perceptions, Boundaries of Property Value The concept of 'Not in My Back Yard', or NIMBY, has become so deeply embedded in American homeowners that it now extends beyond one's...
Opinion Realtors Say High-End Housing Market May Soften, Not Collapse, Under New Tax Law Many real estate experts are pushing back on the notion that the recently-passed tax law will cripple high-end housing markets in more...
Opinion Trump Administration Regulatory Freeze Inspires Confidence in American Business Leaders U.S. business leaders' newfound confidence is being tied to the Trump administration's economic policy agenda and regulatory pullback --...
Opinion Metros Most Affected by the New Tax Law The new tax law will go into effect on January 1, 2018, changing the deductibility of mortgage interest and real estate taxes. The...
Opinion 11 Housing Markets Where Prices May Rise After GOP Tax Bill Goes Into Effect National home prices are expected to fall under the newly-passed GOP tax reform bill, however, new data from the Census Bureau and Moody's...
Opinion Home Loan Rates May Rise Sharply Due to Impact of Tax Overhaul The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage ticked up 1 basis point the week before the tax bill passed, not including associated fees, per the latest...
Opinion High-End Markets Will Be "Biggest Losers" Under New Tax Bill Under the new tax reform bill, national home prices are expected to drop. New data from Moody's Analytics show that several counties in blue...
