Economics Index Shows Engineering Slowdown The low Q2 EBI score was due to a drop in oil prices and instability caused by world events
Economics Policy Changes Affect Reverse Mortgages Changes to lump sum draws and credit risks assessments could cut the number of defaults by up to 50 percent
Sales Foreign Homebuyers Choose Suburbs Foreign buyers purchased 214,885 residential properties for $102.6 billion from April 2015 to March 2016
Economics Consumer Confidence Exceeds Wall Street Expectations The consumer confidence index is at its highest level since September 2015
Economics Signs Of A Housing Bubble Remain Inconclusive Home prices have nearly reached 2006 levels, but it’s possible that the market is contracting
Economics Jacksonville, Tampa, and Orlando Are Becoming Less Affordable It’s becoming tougher to buy a house in the South and West
Economics The Most Improved School Districts For The 10 Largest Metros A Brooklyn school system had the biggest jump from 2011 to 2015
Economics New England’s Suburbs Face Decline In Population, Home Prices Residents in small Northeastern towns are heading to larger cities and warmer pastures.
Codes + Standards Silicon Valley housing crisis prompts city planning commission resignation A montly rent of $6,200 in Palo Alto forced city planner Kate Downing and her husband to move 40 miles away to Santa Cruz.
Codes + Standards Homeownership rate at lowest level since mid-1960s Student loan debt and memories of the housing crash are likely causes for the dip in ownership.