Economics Income Up, Poverty Down, Inequality Steady Despite the economic progress made as a whole, income distribution remains a problem
Economics An Average Paycheck Goes A Long Way In Detroit, Memphis, And Pittsburgh Cities in the South and in the Rust Belt have the most favorable base salary to home price ratios
Economics Homeownership Of People Age 35 And Younger Has Declined 21 Percent Since 2004 John Burns Real Estate Consulting predicts that the overall homeownership rate will continue to fall
Sales Sacramento, Jacksonville Among Markets That Attract The Most Potential Newcomers San Antonio is the market with the most external searches
Economics Four Cities Split $40 Million to Fund Small Civic Projects Akron, Ohio; Chicago; Detroit; and Memphis, Tenn., will split $40 million in funding for small, local projects aimed at revitalizing...
Economics New Challenges Emerge for First-Time Buyers Buyers looking for starter homes have long been hampered by lack of supply, but new challenges are emerging. In a recent Realtor.com survey,...
Sales Home Prices Grow Slowest In Eastern States, Remain Hot in Pacific Northwest Values have declined in Connecticut, but are up double-digits in Oregon and Washington
Codes + Standards McMansions turning out to be bad investments in some regions The return on investment has dropped sharply in part due to housing markets flooded with big, new homes
Builders Unfilled Construction Jobs Have Increased By 81% In The Last Two Years As a result of the housing market crash, 200,000 construction jobs remain unfilled in the U.S.
Economics Metros With The Most Job Growth And Home Sales Job creation is the root of a strong housing market