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Urban Infill

AIA: Demand for High-Density Development Is Down

For the first time in four years, a quarterly survey indicates “market saturation in urban areas.”

January 11, 2018 - Builder

For Rent

Has the Rental Market Peaked? If So, That's Good News for Low-Income Renters

A new Harvard study reports that the rental market began to decline this year, and may continue to drop as higher income renters become homeowners. However, the report was released a week before the GOP tax cuts bill was signed.

December 26, 2017 - Business Insider

Ferry Building San Francisco

Out-Migration from the San Francisco Bay Area Getting Wealthier and Wealthier

The effects of one of the most expensive housing markets in the country are in display in this data analysis of migration to and from the San Francisco Bay Area.

December 23, 2017 - Buildzoom

Fire Escape

On to a New Era of Rental Housing

A decade after an epochal shift in the housing market, the country is changing again.

December 15, 2017 - Joint Center for Housing Studies

Washington

When Rents Rise But Wages Don't

Renters in smaller metropolitan areas are struggling to deal with the realities of rising rent and stagnant wages. At least wages have increased in high-priced areas.

December 13, 2017 - The Spokesman-Review

Full House Painted Ladies

Real Estate Industry Wants to Expand Prop. 13 Property Tax Breaks

A proposed ballot initiative in California would extend the property tax limits offered by Proposition 13 as a lifetime benefit to homeowners over age 55 or severely disabled—even if they move to a new home in another part of the state.

December 11, 2017 - The Mercury News

Cleveland

Not Enough Condos to Go Around in Downtown Cleveland

What will it take for the supply of urban condos to catch up with the demand in Downtown Cleveland?

November 28, 2017 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

North Carolina

Durham Struggles With Evictions as Housing Market Rises

Durham, North Carolina might not be the city you expect to hear about when the conversation turns to a wave of evictions driving residents from their homes as post-Recession development remakes the market.

November 25, 2017 - WNCN

Coming Off Record Heights, Multi-Family Construction Expected to Slow

An era of multi-family construction is expected to slow as the housing market recalibrate, according to analysis in Bloomberg.

November 22, 2017 - Bloomberg

Old houses with large porch and colorful siding

National Building Museum Exhibition Explores the Changing American Household

The National Building Museum draws attention to the drastic change that has come to the American household. No longer does the nuclear family dominate the housing market, and a new era of housing development must be launched.

November 18, 2017 - National Building Museum

Alamo Square

Video: The Housing Market as a Game of 'Cruel Musical Chairs'

The Sightline Institute has created an explainer video to make a supply-side argument in favor of new housing developments—even new market rate housing developments.

November 17, 2017 - Sightline Institute

British Columbia

Analysis: Vancouver Housing Affordability Worsens Despite Foreign Buyer Tax

The trends in the Vancouver housing market have reverted back to normal, after a foreign buyers tax that went into effect in 2016 had an initial effect on parts of the market.

November 14, 2017 - CBC News

Downtown Nashville

Are Massive Portfolios for Real Estate Investment Trusts Bad for Neighborhoods?

Nashville stakeholders are increasingly concerned by a post-Recession wave of real estate investment trusts buying up all the housing stock in neighborhoods gutted by the foreclosure crisis. The trend extends to other Sun Belt cities as well.

October 16, 2017 - Tennessean

Atlanta

As Rents Increase, Atlanta Ponders a Future Like San Francisco's

Rents are spiking in the city of Atlanta—and the roster of big cities struggling to manage the costs of living grows.

October 10, 2017 - WABE

Washington D.C.

In D.C.: Rent Control Law 1, Short-Term Rentals 0

It's still illegal to convert rental units into short-term rentals that act as a hotel business in Washington, D.C. A high-profile legal settlement will thus send a bumper crop of rental units back to the market.

October 6, 2017 - Greater Greater Washington

Cupertino

Is the Silicon Valley Past its Peak?

A lack of housing is responsible for an expected decline of the Silicon Valley's economic dominance, according to this opinion piece.

September 25, 2017 - Bloomberg View

Texas Flood

Harvey Flooding Unlikely to Depress Houston's Housing Market

Vigorous continued demand for Houston homes left some realtors surprised after the city endured catastrophic flooding. For a lot of new construction, elevated homes may become the norm.

September 15, 2017 - The New York Times

London

Global Housing Markets Slowing

According to a recent market report, an ease in rising housing prices could be ready to spread from Europe to the more of the world.

September 11, 2017 - Bloomberg BusinessWeek

Five Key Statistics for Understanding Millennial Households

There has been a lot of speculation about the motivations of Millennials as they enter the workforce and the real estate market. The Pew Research Center starts with the facts.

September 6, 2017 - Pew Research Center

Bronx Apartments

Mom and Pop Make Way for Institutional Investors in the Landlord Business

Mom and Pop Make Way for Institutional Investors in the Landlord Business

September 5, 2017 - The New York Times

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