Opinion: Limit the Term Length of Rent Control
The State of California recently enacted a State-wide rent control program that caps rent increases to 5 percent above the rate of inflation, according to […]
Residential Real Estate
Zillow’s i-Buying Program Expands into San Diego
Home sellers in San Diego can now use Zillow Offers, the online company’s i-Buying program, to request a no-obligation cash offer from Zillow to buy their home, according to […]
U.S. Home Prices Increased 3.6% Year Over Year in July
CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Index and HPI Forecast for July 2019 shows U.S. home prices rose both year over year and month over month. Home […]
Redfin Identifies Housing Markets Most Affected by a Possible Recession
According to a report by Redfin, some metros are more vulnerable than others to a housing downturn. Redfin reviewed a number of factors (such as median […]
Existing Homes Sales Rise, But New Home Sales Drop in July
Existing Homes Sales According to the NARU.S. home sales rose more than expected in July, boosted by lower mortgage rates and a strong labor market, […]
Detroit and San Francisco: a Tale of Two Real Estate Markets
According to a new report from Redfin, a typical family in the San Francisco area would need to nearly triple their annual income to comfortably […]
58 Percent of Millenials Are Homeowners, Says a New Survey by LendEDU
A recent survey conducted by LendEDU, a leading online marketplace for financial products, revealed key information regarding home ownership and mortgage trends among members of […]
U.S. Housing Starts Fell 4 Percent in July
Housing starts fell 4% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.191 million and the pace for June was revised downward, according to […]
HUD Changes Some Lending and Fair Housing Rules
The Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) has instituted a couple of changes to the Fair Housing Administration (FHA) lending policy, as well as a […]
Growing Home Flipping Business Not Very Profitable for Zillow
Despite a hot real estate market and an 84 percent increase in year-over-revenue to $599.6 million, Zillow Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization […]