Category Archives: New Homes
From ‘Not in my backyard’ to ‘Yes in my backyard’
Source: The Atlantic Real-estate developers are not popular with most of the American public. A recent Stanford paper found that people like developers only slightly more than they like corporate executives. Many progressives object to...
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The Next Shortage Facing Young Homebuyers: Good Schools
Source: Bloomberg One effect of the U.S. housing market crash was to cripple homebuilders and their lenders, forcing construction workers to find jobs in other fields. Today, homebuyers have returned to the market in full force, but the...
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Is more urban sprawl the solution to California’s housing crisis?
Source: Orange County Register In a state where vacant homes and apartments are scarce and where rents and house prices are out of control, state leaders and experts have proposed a host of solutions. Build more homes, build them in...
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Experts: Spring home-buying season starts off with a bang
But first-time buyers face headwinds from high prices Source: Housingwiring The spring home-buying season is in full swing and it started off with a bang. Home prices increased in February to a new high for the fourth consecutive...
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Why new homes are about to get pricier
Source: Builder With the cost of building materials jumping 25 percent year over year, according to the National Association of Home Builders' NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, builders are increasingly concerned about how this will...
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Housing Shortage Puts the Squeeze on Middle-Class Workers
Source: KPCC For the last two years, Amber Bowser has driven an hour-and-a-half every day to and from her home in West Covina to work at a car rental service in Van Nuys. The commute is dreadful, but like many Californians, Bowser said...
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