Tag: real estate
Ready to Buy a Home? Try Finding or Affording One
(Associated Press) Nathan Long and Lili Chin have struck out so far in their four-month search to find an affordable home in...
Pandemic Impact May Weigh on Commercial Real Estate Recovery
(Associated Press) The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is fueling optimism that Americans will increasingly return to the ways they used to shop,...
5 Home Remodeling Trends for the New Realities
(Carol J. Alexander, NerdWallet) After a year of spending more time at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many homeowners are looking...
Home Prices Soar by Most in Seven Years
(Associated Press) U.S. home prices increased at the fastest pace in seven years in January as the pandemic has fueled demand for...
Start Early to Get Your House Retirement-Ready
(Liz Weston, NerdWallet) Many people want to remain in their homes after they retire rather than move to a senior living facility...
Red Hot Housing Market: New Home Sales Jump 4.3%
(Associated Press) Demand for new homes in the U.S. surged 4.3% in January with the housing market still one of the strongest...
Fleeing New Yorkers Squeeze Surrounding Housing Markets
(Associated Press) Angel Garcia, a single father approved for a mortgage loan of $300,000, had high hopes in early 2020 of finding...
Mortgage Rates Set to Rise as Treasury Yields Surge
(Associated Press) The long period of record-low rates on home loans could soon be over.
Long-term bond yields, which...
Home Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in More Than 6 Years
(Associated Press) U.S. home prices jumped in October by the most in more than six years as a pandemic-fueled buying rush drives...
Mostly Vacant Hotels Drive Destruction of Commercial Real Estate Values
(Economic Policy Journal) Commercial properties hit by the economic effects of coronavirus related lockdowns could have lost one-quarter of their value or...
