A report from the Buffalo News in New York. "In a victory for the former owner of Monarch 716, a state judge in Buffalo has ruled that the lender who foreclosed on the West Side student housing property is not…
A report from the Sunday Times. "The housing crisis in Silicon Valley has reached new heights. Police officers in San Mateo, priced out of a market where the median house price has surged to $1.3m (£1m), have taken to sleeping…
A report from Yahoo Finance. "Homebuilding last month leapt to its highest rate in 12 years, newly released construction data says. But the havoc wrought by last decade’s housing bubble has buyers wondering how to protect themselves if the market…
A report from Curbed San Francisco in California. "Earlier this month, UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and law firm Allen Matkins released their survey of California developers and found that those with a stake in building housing are feeling gun…
A report from the Idaho Statesman. "Downtown Boise has become a popular residential neighborhood, with more than 300 new apartments, townhouses and condominiums opening in the past two years. Amid a virtual stampede of developers rushing to put up Downtown…
A report from News Channel 9 in Tennessee. "Construction in downtown Chattanooga might seem to be never ending. New apartments and condos pop up frequently around town, but is there enough demand for all of this growth? 'We had a…
A report from the New York Daily News. "A social media spat and an Airbnb-friendly bill being considered in the state capital brought renewed attention to the big bucks the home-sharing site dropped on an upstate Senate race. Critics from…
A report from the Idaho Statesman. "The median house price in Ada County jumped $10,000 from February to March to $335,000, the Intermountain Multiple Listing Service reports. That’s the highest median price since a record $334,400 last August. 'You’d better…
A report from Boise Dev in Idaho. "First they planned 126 apartments. Then, after pushback, 47 homes. Finally, after more changes and hearings, a plan for 42 homes won approval. A year later, the project is stopped, and the property…
A topic starting with part of an email I received this morning. "Ben, I’m just another good hard working young man in the oilfield and I’m desperate to escape worthless crooked landlords. I NEED a home for me and my…