A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Lumber prices typically rise in the spring as builders stock up for construction season. But this year, they are being hit hard by bad weather and a decline in home building. 'We’re starting…
A report from the Orange County Register in California. "House prices fell last month in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties and in half of all counties included in the California Association of Realtors’ latest housing report. It’s the…
A report from Forbes on New York. "Though New York already has a 'mansion tax'—a 1% tax on homes over $1 million—support for the pied-a-terre bill is gaining. 'Because many of these expensive properties are effective ways for foreign buyers…
A report from CBS News. "Home affordability has been worsening since the real estate market bottomed in 2012. The recovery in home values has easily surpassed gains in typical paychecks. In the Dallas area, just 55 percent of the listings…
A report from the Herald Tribune in Florida. "In the third quarter, foreclosure filings rose nearly 10 percent compared with the year before in Sarasota and Manatee counties, with one in every 615 homes in some stage of distress, according…