Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 and is filed under Economy, Financing / Mortgage, General, Housing Market
Texas Top-Outs Two noteworthy items coming out of the recent Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Fall 2016 conference in Dallas were that Austin and Dallas were…
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 and is filed under Construction, Economy, Financing / Mortgage, General, Housing Affordability, Housing Market
Beginning in the early 2000s, some residential home builders began mass-producing larger houses. In some areas, developers found plenty of lots on which to build…
Monday, July 25th, 2016 and is filed under Financing / Mortgage
At the beginning of each summer, the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS) issues its “State of the Nation’s Housing.” In the…
Monday, July 4th, 2016 and is filed under Financing / Mortgage
The homeownership rate remains low, especially in the face of easing credit standards and an improving economy. It’s been commonly acknowledged that several reasons for…
Friday, July 1st, 2016 and is filed under Financing / Mortgage
Starting with the Great Recession and moving through its aftermath, the news each week brought new information about the increase in home foreclosures, short sales…
Sunday, June 5th, 2016 and is filed under Financing / Mortgage
In an effort to reel in younger potential homeowners, at least three of the larger banks – JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America…