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Rents Falling at the Upper End of New York's Real Estate Market

The construction of thousands of rental apartments in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens are credited with driving down costs at the upper end of the New York City rental market.

November 23, 2016 - The Wall Street Journal

Cul-de-Sac

Realtors Group Traces 35 Years of the Real Estate Market

A new study by the National Association of Realtors reveals trends in the real estate market—including a finding on the critical issue of Millennial preferences in housing.

October 25, 2016 - Chicago Agent Magazine

Los Angeles in 1939, as determined by the  Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC).

Mapping the Racist History of Real Estate in New Deal America

The Mapping Inequality website documents how the liberal ideals of the New Deal devolved into discrimination and inequality.

October 20, 2016 - National Geographic

Amazon Warehouse

Chicago's Warehouse Building Boom

Online shopping and gentrification is fueling a bona fide building boom of warehouse spaces in Chicago.

August 30, 2016 - Crain's Chicago Business

Texas Homes

Houston Real Estate Slumping Along with the Oil Industry

The Houston Chronicle investigates the Houston-Area real estate market, finding signs of the oil slump's effect on a formerly hot market.

August 13, 2016 - Houston Chronicle

Manhattan Skyline

Chinese Investment in U.S. Real Estate Slows

As more constraints are put on cash outflows by the Chinese government, Chinese investors are slowing their spending spree on U.S. real estate.

August 12, 2016 - Bloomberg

Office Building

New York, Dallas Lead Expanding Office Market

The market for office space has more and more companies looking to lease, according to an industry report.

July 24, 2016 - The Dallas Morning News

Back Yard

Yards Getting Smaller as Homes Get Bigger

Americans have shown a clear preference for larger homes—even at the expense of the coveted backyard.

July 11, 2016 - The Boston Globe

Downtown Houston

Houston's Appetite for Luxury High Rises Slowing Amidst Oil Slump

The ups and downs of the oil market are having an effect on the future skyline of the city of Houston.

July 8, 2016 - Houston Chronicle

Brooklyn Brownstones

U.S. Homes Prices Are Soaring; Seven Cities Set Records

Housing prices are going up, in case you hadn't heard. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index paints the housing market picture in vibrant data.

June 30, 2016 - Associated Press via ABC News

Apartment renter

Housing Market 2016 in a Best of Times, Worst of Times Moment

The story of the U.S. housing market is the story of growing inequality.

June 23, 2016 - Associated Press via Chicago Tribune

Hudson Yards Subway Station

Mapping Rental Prices Along New York's Transit Lines

A fun, if not conclusive, exercise in layering the country's most famous transit map with data from the real estate market.

May 5, 2016 - DNAInfo

Detroit

Real Estate Prices Booming in Downtown Detroit

As downtown real estate prices soar, similar to other cities in the United States, it's possible to see signs of recovery around Detroit. Other parts of the city, however, are not seeing the same changes.

April 26, 2016 - The Detroit Free Press

Report Finds Much Ado About Nothing for Vancouver Real Estate

Despite reports to the contrary, a recent report created in part by the City of Vancouver, finds that most housing types in the city have yet to be sold to absentee landlords.

March 9, 2016 - The Globe and Mail

Viva Las House Flipping

While the practice of flipping houses has not yet returned to its pre-recession levels, one city in particular, is climbing quickly back to peak levels: Las Vegas.

March 1, 2016 - Bloomberg Business

Vancouver and Toronto Lead Big Increases in Canadian Housing Prices

The bloated cost of housing in Vancouver and Toronto has raised concerns among market analysts about a potential correction. Presumably, people in Canada are also worried about the price of housing.

February 19, 2016 - The Vancouver Sun

Stockton Foreclosure

How Many Homeowners Became Renters During the Great Recession?

Trulia has undertaken an in-depth analysis of American Community Survey data to reveal some of the impacts of the recession on the housing market.

February 13, 2016 - Trulia

Home Sold Sign

First-Time Homebuyers Making a Comeback

After a long absence, first-time buyers are finally returning to the real estate market.

January 25, 2016 - Bloomberg Business

Oil Woes: Houston Housing Prices Falling Quickly

The price of oil has been on a steady decline since 2014, and the housing markets of oil industry towns are on their own, similar slide.

January 20, 2016 - The Wall Street Journal

Study: BRT Lines Offer Significant Real Estate and Jobs Benefits

The real estate market has been transformed in cites that added bus rapid transit in the past decade, according to a new study presented this week at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.

January 14, 2016 - Streetsblog USA

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