Calculated Risk: Lawler on NAR: The “Curious Case” of Existing Home Sales in the South in April
From housing economist Tom Lawler: The National Association of Realtor’s preliminary report on existing home sales in April came in well s...
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The Value Chain of the Open Metaverse
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Car Washes Shine as Commercial Real Estate Investment Out of COVID
A leasing structure that showers investors with favorable fundamentals has made the properties popular.
Mill levy equalization: Three words that could dramatically shift Colorado's school funding system
Not all school districts collect property taxes equally, which has been robbing some Colorado students of fair funding in education, according to advocates who hope to see lawmakers overhaul the state’s school finance system this legislative session. A key component of the overhaul would be establishing a uniform mill levy for schools. This would shift […]
Calculated Risk: Case-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 12.0% year-over-year in February
S&P/Case-Shiller released the monthly Home Price Indices for February ("February" is a 3 month average of December, January and February pr...
Will There Be A Housing Market Crash? 6 Reasons There Won't Be | Bankrate
Yes, the housing market is frothy. But there’s wide agreement among experts about one thing.
Housing Heat Index: Which State Real Estate Markets Are Leading The Coronavirus Boom? | Bankrate
Utah, Montana, Missouri, Arizona and Idaho rank high on Bankrate’s Housing Heat Index.
Pending home sales rose less than expected in March as prices soared
Pending home sales rose less than expected in March, as buyers contend with record low supply and higher prices.
Soaring lumber prices add $36,000 to the cost of a new home, and a fierce land grab is only making it worse
As the housing market gets leaner, potential buyers are turning in greater numbers than ever to new construction, but builder costs are soaring.
Investors Mine For Profits In Affordable Housing, Leaving Thousands Of Tenants At Risk
A Boston nonprofit is battling in court with an investor that wants to sell off low-income housing for profit. It's a story that's playing out across the country.
Here's how rising seas could swallow up these coastal cities
It’s not a pretty picture.
Landlords and tenants struggle with the pandemic eviction moratorium - The Washington Post
As landlords and tenants go broke across the U.S., the next crisis point of the pandemic approaches.
Economic implications of access to daylight and views in office buildings from improved productivity - MacNaughton - - Journal of Applied Social Psychology - Wiley Online Library
Previous research has found significant impacts of daylight and views on the cognitive function of office workers. In this study, we use scores on decision‐making performance to estimate the annual e...
New homes cost $36,000 more because of an epic shortage of lumber
As the pandemic crushed the US economy last spring, sawmills shut down lumber production to brace for a housing slump. The slump never arrived and now there isn't enough lumber to feed the red-hot housing market.
City Observatory - Who got trillions? We found the real speculators profiting from higher housing costs
The City Observatory is a study of modern-day cities and urban development practices.
City Observatory - Gerontopoly: Homeownership, wealth, and age
The City Observatory is a study of modern-day cities and urban development practices.
City Observatory - The immaculate conception theory of your neighborhood’s origins
The City Observatory is a study of modern-day cities and urban development practices.
A Hidden Reason So Few Houses are For Sale in the MLS
Many real estate agents aren’t putting their sellers’ houses in the MLS system immediately.