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.
"[T]here are signs in some places that we are nearing an end to the downward spiral that reduced house prices 32% nationwide and, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, erased $3.5 trillion worth of home equity. New-home sales are ticking up, and for the first time in three years, the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index, which tracks changes in home prices in 20 U.S. cities, has shown a monthly gain."
Builders now report focusing more on efficiency rather than volume.
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All sides of BRT debate unhappy with CDOT’s most recent move
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Putting solar panels above farmland is one way Massachusetts is advancing toward its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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