Housing Market

Ideas for Fixing the Housing Market

In the "Room for Debate" section of its Opinion Pages, The New York Times has gathered a series of ideas for fixing the struggling housing market from experts across the ideological spectrum.
27 January 2012 - 6:00am
The New York Times

An Improved Outlook for Housing

After a 5-year slide, Julie Schmit reports on investor and analyst optimism regarding the Housing Market in 2012 and beyond
19 January 2012 - 5:00am
USA Today

Housing Market "Years Away From Recovery"

Housing sales fell for the fourth month in a row, a bad sign for the ailing industry and the economy in general, writes Derek Kravitz.
27 September 2011 - 2:00pm
USA Today

4th Best City to Buy a House and Find a Job: Detroit?

Homes in Detroit are certainly cheap, but are there jobs? Data from jobs site SimplyHired and real estate search engine Trulia says yes.
20 September 2011 - 8:00am
Mlive.com

Turning Foreclosures into Rentals

As the Federal Housing Administration looks for new ways of dealing with the nation's foreclosed homes, more voices are calling for those homes to be repurposed as rentals.
11 August 2011 - 6:00am
Marketplace

Amid Down Market, Developers Try Harder to Lure Homebuyers

Single family home sales are down in the U.S., which is driving some developers to try to spice up their deals by offering incentives like new cars with purchase.
27 April 2011 - 10:00am
The New York Times

Demand Grows for Housing That's Smaller and Closer

The demands of the housing market are shifting to smaller homes that are in denser locations and closer to jobs, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors.
14 April 2011 - 1:00pm
The Atlantic

Housing Downturn Hits Unsuspecting Markets

Areas once thought to be virtually immune to the downturn in the housing market are starting to see signs of decline.
14 February 2011 - 2:00pm
The New York Times

Rural States See Housing Rebound

While the recession has affected the housing market across the country, the few state that are showing signs of recovery are mostly rural.
2 January 2011 - 7:00am
USA Today

Home Sizes on the Decline

The square footage of homes in the U.S. continues to decline, according to a new survey.
14 November 2010 - 1:00pm
CNBC

Homes for the New Economy

The factors that make homes attractive to buyers have changed considerably since the market crash, says Builder Magazine, which features three homes that exemplify the new realities of the market.
14 October 2010 - 1:00pm
Builder Magazine

Troubled Times for Sun Belt Cities

Recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that poverty is at a high point in America. Hit especially hard is the Sun Belt.
28 September 2010 - 12:00pm
Next American City

'Zombie Buildings' Plague Spain's Economy

The burst of the housing bubble is still causing major economic turmoil in Spain, where 1.5 million "zombie" housing units sit empty.
22 September 2010 - 9:00am
The Wall Street Journal

McMansions Go Section 8

The bust of the housing market has put a fleet of atypically nice homes into the Section 8 subsidized housing pool.
3 August 2010 - 9:00am
The Wall Street Joural

Home Building and Sales Down

New figures from the National Association of Realtors show that the number of new homes being built and the number of homes being sold were both down during May.
3 July 2010 - 9:00am
The New York Times

Decline and Despair in Exurbia

This story from the Los Angeles Times looks at the downfall of exurban growth in the High Desert of Southern California, and the families caught in the downfall.
29 June 2010 - 1:00pm
Los Angeles Times

The Growing Problem of Suburban Poverty

Suburban areas are becoming hotbeds for rising poverty. Though migration has a role, much of the transition from middle class to welfare has been caused by the housing crisis and recession.
31 May 2010 - 7:00am
Governing

Inside Out: Mortgage Crises, Crime, and California

Writing for The New York Times, Timothy Egan takes a look at some of the empty cities that were abandoned after the housing crash, and why they will be the slums of tomorrow.
14 February 2010 - 7:00am
NYTimes: Opinionator Blog

Bailing Out the Mortgage Market

The housing market -- and especially the exurban housing market -- played a major role in bringing about the current economic recession, according to this piece from Christopher Leinberger. He says sprawl is unlikely to regain its lost value.
28 January 2010 - 7:00am
The New Republic

Notes on Structural Change: Redefining the Problem of Weak Markets

The foreclosure crisis spreading across America has burdened cities and neighborhoods with value-draining vacancies and abandoned properties. To counteract the economic havoc they've caused, planners and policymakers must focus on restoring confidence in the market, according to neighborhood planning consultants Charles Buki and Elizabeth Humphrey Schilling.
28 January 2010 - 5:00am
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