A report from NBC News. "Today’s housing market has two competing realities: a cost crunch that shows no signs of stopping, and a stretch of rising inventories and slowing competition that could offer relief — for those who can afford…
A weekend topic starting with KERA. "If you don’t make more than $100,000 per year, you can’t afford to buy a median-priced home in three of Texas’ largest metro areas: Dallas-Fort Worth, greater Houston, and the Austin area. That’s one…
A report from the Oklahoman. "Downtown housing prices are soaring in Oklahoma City to an extent that they have more than doubled over the past decade. The Property Shark report cautions the housing price growth is not entirely good news.…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Fewer existing houses are selling in Southern Nevada and homebuilders are offering more incentives to get buyers into new homes. Lennar did acknowledge in a first quarter earnings call that the U.S.…
A report from CBS News. "When Joy Sharp built a new home in the small coastal community of Wilmington, North Carolina, about eight years ago, her homeowners insurance cost was a relatively modest $1,400. That was then. 'Now I've been…
A weekend topic starting with the Detroit Free Press in Michigan. "A new 0% down mortgage is certainly an attention grabber for the Pontiac-based, mega mortgage lender, United Wholesale Mortgage. Under the 0% Down Purchase plan, qualified first-time borrowers and…