Coronavirus Real Estate Update #4: The Pain Starts Spreading
Local directives of Shelter-In-Place, Social Distancing and the mass closure of a vast array of businesses (restaurants, bars, malls, theatres, etc.) has resulted in 16 […]
Residential Real Estate
Coronavirus Real Estate Update #2
The coronavirus pandemic continues to impact all facets of life, including the real estate industry. In the first update, we covered policy decisions to halt […]
Coronavirus Update #1: Foreclosures Halted, Refinance Rush, New Tax Deadline
The unprecedented consquences of the global spread of coronavirus is rapidly changing the economic landscape, including the impact on real estate and finance. Evictions and […]
Coronavirus is Starting to Impact Home Buying Behavior
According to a new report by the National Association of Realtors, nearly 1 in 4 U.S. home sellers nationwide are changing how their home is […]
Fears of Coronavirus Drive 30-Year Fixed Rates Down to an 8-Year Low
Fears of an economic slowdown drove down mortgage rates to an average of 3.23 percent, substantially lower than the average of 4.47 percent on February […]
California Lawmaker Tries to Repeal Prop 13 Caps on Commercial Properties
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is pushing a ballot measure that would amend the State’s Constitutional protection (aka Proposition 13) which caps increases in property […]
CoStar Acquires RentPath for $588 Million
CoStar Group has acquired troubled apartment listing firm RentPath for $588 million, according to a press release. CoStar’s all-cash deal will take RentPath out of […]
Phoenix Leads the Nation in Residential Rent Growth
Driven by continued economic growth, low unemployment rates and a shortage of housing stock in many of the nation’s top urban areas, single-family rents grew […]
Home Improvements with the Biggest Returns in 2020
According to Remodeling Magazine’s 2020 Cost vs. Value Report, the average costs associated with different home improvement projects over the past year, along with the […]
Boise, Idaho Leads the U.S. in Housing Recovery
While housing markets in California, New York and Florida have gotten the most attention in the news for their dramatic price recovery since the great […]