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May 1, 2019

HousingWire

Slowing economy will dampen home remodeling considerably in the next year

Gains on home improvement and repair spending are projected to continue to decline through early next year...

April 24, 2019

The Daily Beast

Rising Rents and Impossible Hurdles: Affordability Issues and Systemic Racism Make Homeownership Out of Reach for Many African Americans

While homeownership is generally increasing for many Americans, for others, it has remained out of reach. Indeed, systemic racial injustice and inequality of opportunity has so stagnated homeownership growth...

April 24, 2019

Curbed

Central Florida’s boom shows true picture of U.S. real estate trends

Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released its 2018 local population estimates, temporary snapshots ahead of the formal census in 2020, and the cities posting the fastest growth rates came as no surprise...

April 23, 2019

Marketwatch

Housing starts lurch to a near 2-year low

The numbers: Housing starts were at a 1.14 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in March, the Commerce Department said Friday...

April 23, 2019

Men's Health

The Fastest Growing City in the United States Isn't Where You Think

Just over 1 in 10 Americans packed up and changed homes last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. While the number might seem high...

April 18, 2019

Reuters

Growth in U.S. home remodeling spending to fall below historic average by 2020

Growth in U.S. home remodeling expenditures is expected to cool below its historic average of 5 percent by early 2020 in step with slowing home sales and price appreciation...

April 17, 2019

Minnesota Public Radio

Trying to downsize your home? Good luck with that

Empty nesters who are thinking they have too much house are finding it isn't all that easy to move to a smaller place.

April 10, 2019

Marketwatch

Rent is accelerating again. What can be done?

A decade into the economic expansion, rents are still outpacing wages

April 4, 2019

The Washington Post

New online site links homeowners with remodeling contractors

Americans are expected to spend about $350 billion on home improvements in 2019, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Taking on a renovation project requires planning, budgeting and hiring contractors. Online marketplaces can provide assistance with those tasks.

April 3, 2019

Curbed

Why high rents are a health care problem

A new survey joins a growing body of research showing that rent-burdened Americans pay for high housing costs with worse health outcomes.

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