The Wall Street Journal
Lumber Prices Have Unseasonable Slump
Lumber prices, which usually rise in the spring, are being hit hard by bad weather and a decline in home building...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Marketwatch
Rent is accelerating again. What can be done?
A decade into the economic expansion, rents are still outpacing wages
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.
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