Tag Archives: Economy
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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Talking Points Southern California home prices jumped in December, reaching the highest level in more than nine years. An improving economy and a shortage of homes for sale propelled prices up 6.8 percent from a year...
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Creating Housing That Older Americans Will Need
Source: Forbes There’s a huge disparity between the types of homes older Americans will need over the next 20 years and their availability and affordability, according to a Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies...
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Are Local Housing’s Price Gains Real? Appraisers Seem to Think So
Source: OC Register Real estate appraisers are the industry’s professional party poopers. They’re paid to keep an eye on valuations so buyers, lenders – and even sellers – know a home price is within logical boundaries. If...
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U.S. Consumers Ebullient; Home Prices Gain
Source: Reuters U.S. consumer confidence shot to its highest in more than 15 years in December as Americans saw more strength ahead in business conditions, stock prices, and the job market following the election of Donald Trump as president...
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The $72,000 Question You Should Be Asking Your Real Estate Agent
Source: MarketWatch Homebuyers beware: Putting a down payment on a home could cost you your life savings. Online criminals have been impersonating real estate agents online and tricking buyers into sending money into offshore...
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