Property Values

According to a new report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the proximity of homes to wind turbines showed no average negative impact on property values.

December 7, 2009 - The New York Times

The housing crisis may be coming to an end, according to some nationwide indexes. And though prices are likely to continue to fall for about a year, some homebuilders are un-pausing their projects and moving forward.

August 11, 2009 - Time

Phoenix is undergoing another housing boom, with buyers clamoring to buy up properties with significantly discounted prices.

May 18, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Las Vegas and Southern Nevada are chock-full of planned communities. The region is also struggling with some of the harshest declines in property values in the nation. Though planned communities are seeing some sales, they are mainly in trouble.

May 17, 2009 - Las Vegas Sun

The recession digs into Dubai, where property prices fell 41% in the first three months of 2009.

May 6, 2009 - BBC

Now that the eco-friendlier--albeit more unsightly--way to dry laundry is making a comeback, line-drying activists go face-to-face with homeowners associations to make it safe to do it.

February 11, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Exurban developments are struggling to control their rampant foreclosure rates and plummeting housing values.

July 28, 2008 - The Christian Science Monitor

Foreclosed homes are creating blight in urban and suburban areas all across the country, lowering property values by more than $200 billion.

July 2, 2008 - The Christian Science Monitor

In suburban St. Paul, Minnesota, homeowners are losing the battle to keep affordable housing our of their neighborhoods. This Pioneer Press article includes a video that nicely shows both sides of the issue.

July 2, 2008 - St. Paul Pioneer Press

A recent conference in Austin, Texas, of real estate appraisers explored how they should incorporate green-building techniques and features into their assessment of properties.

June 27, 2008 - Austin Business Journal

New Jersey struggles to develop fair rules on affordable housing. "The whole thing is madness at this point," says a Sussex County administrator.

May 26, 2008 - New Jersey Herald

Falling revenues from real estate taxes could impact transit expansion plans as New York's MTA faces a sharp decline.

May 24, 2008 - Tim Halbur

Measures are moving forward in Connecticut and Vermont that would protect the rights of residents to dry their laundry on clotheslines -- an act many opponents say drives down property values.

March 13, 2008 - The Boston Globe