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Millennials are helping to strengthen the home market
Mar 30, 2017
Sales jumped more than 5 percent last month.
The real estate industry smells big money in marijuana
by
Sam Harnett
Jan 10, 2017
Right now could be a very good time to own a big commercial space in California. Why? Marijuana.
Will increase in home sales continue into 2017?
by
Annie Baxter
Dec 21, 2016
Rising mortgage rates may have pushed some buyers last month to close home deals but economists don't expect that to be a big thing in 2017
Too few houses on the market help force prices up
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Annie Baxter
Dec 21, 2016
The higher prices are an obstacle to people hoping to move up, keeping them from putting their houses up for sale.
Slowly rising rates shouldn’t hurt housing market
Dec 16, 2016
New data out this week show the average 30-year fixed mortgage at 4.16 percent. That’s a 2016 high, and is set to keep rising with the Fed promising more interest rate hikes. That means home buying is getting more expensive just ahead of the important spring selling season. But the economy is strengthening overall, which […]
The Secret Service is Fifth Avenue's hottest new amenity
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Kai Ryssdal
Dec 6, 2016
Buy a $1.2 million condo, share the elevator with federal agents.
Bay Area fire highlights region's housing issues
Dec 5, 2016
Thirty-six people have died in a warehouse fire in Oakland. Authorities say the death toll could rise significantly.
For public good, not for profit.
Churches convert to rentals as young people leave the flock
Oct 11, 2016
Houses of worship are merging or closing. In Philly, more than a quarter of those have been redeveloped.
In Detroit, a risky alternative to mortgages
Oct 6, 2016
With lending unavailable, home buyers have turned to an option with few protections.
When your landlord is on the other side of the world
Oct 5, 2016
In Detroit, international investors buy low-cost homes, then rent them to locals.