Housing

The state of the nation’s housing: stagnant, unequal, far too expensive

Housing in America may be a microcosm of the nation itself: a bit less dynamic, far more costly and uncomfortably more unequal than we’d like.<p>That’s …

This off-grid, prefab tiny cabin in Michigan fits a family of five

When designer Jorie Burns set her sights on owning a second home near Lake Michigan, she decided to take a chance with the more affordable options …

Stunning California Mountaintop Getaway Built with Prefab Modules

Looking at this stunning mountaintop retreat, it’s very hard to believe that it is a prefab home. Yet, it is specifically the prefab nature of this …

These are the cheapest places to live in the UK in 2018

We’ve listed the best and worst places to live when you want to make your money go further. Can you guess which areas came out on top and which were …

Here's how hard it is for minimum wage workers to afford rent in Des Moines and Iowa. (Hint, it's bad)

I am the 'Big Hotel' being attacked by Airbnb

Council legislation on home-sharing would protect housing for ordinary New Yorkers<p>Airbnb likes to pretend that whenever someone raises a concern or …

Homeowners brace for wipeout with six figures falls expected as bank admits it badly underestimated the depth of the real estate downturn

• <b>ANZ is predicting Sydney and Melbourne house prices will fall by 10 per cent</b>• <b><br>The bank blamed tighter lending rules for median prices declining from</b> …

Home Prices Surge and Break Records

3 hours ago<p>LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The median price of a single-family home in Los Angeles County was up 9.1 percent last month, compared to May 2017, …

The Best Suburbs Close to San Francisco

When you think of San Francisco, your first thoughts may be of cable cars and rows of houses on inclined streets. However, with one of the highest …

Analysis: Zillow Shows Rising Seas Threaten Over 300,000 Homes

<i>This story originally appeared on The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.</i><p>Sea level rise driven by climate change is set to pose …

US housing starts jumped 5 pct. in May off Midwest building

A surge of construction in the Midwest drove U.S. housing starts up 5 percent in May from the prior month.<p>The Commerce Department said Wednesday that …

Forget what you've heard, home sellers. Real estate commission rates are negotiable.

So you think things don’t get rough in real estate and feathers don’t fly when agents’ commission money is at stake? Ha. Listen to what Joshua Hunt, founder and CEO of discount-fee realty brokerage Trelora recently said at a meeting of the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department in …

US housing still affordable, except in these metro areas

Las Vegas home prices are the most overvalued in US: report<p>While housing prices are on the rise across the country, by historical standards they are still within reach for the average American homeowner – at least in most areas of the U.S.<p>According to a new report by the Joint Center for Housing …

You Can’t Get By On $7.25

The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released its annual report about housing affordability last week. The headline is that housing is …

Jehovah’s Witnesses Dumbo hotel may become affordable housing

Affordable Housing developer Breaking Ground is closing to finalizing a sale on 90 Sands Street from RFR Realty<p>A former Jehovah Witnesses building that was once slated to be a hotel developed by Ian Schrager and Aby Rosen’s RFR Realty may now become an affordable and supportive housing development.</i> …

Grenfell’s Problem Wasn’t Just Lax Regulation

After the tragic, deadly fire in London, there have been calls for increased regulation and inspection, but that alone will drive up rents for the most vulnerable. Cities need a radical change in the way they approach housing.<p>The Grenfell tragedy in which 71 people died a year ago was a shocking …

Prefab metal structures form True North housing complex in Detroit by EC3

American studio EC3 has created a residential development in central Detroit, comprising a cluster of different-sized Quonset huts made of steel and …

Falling Mortgage Applications Cloud U.S. Housing Outlook

Storm clouds could be building for the housing industry, even with starts of new construction rising in May to the highest in more than a …

Trade Fight With U.S. Complicates China's Campaign to Contain Debt

BEIJING—A bruising trade fight with the U.S. lands at a difficult time for China as its economy contends with rising headwinds, constraining Chinese President Xi Jinping’s options.<p>While Chinese officials have been bracing for a trade war for months—promising to match the Trump administration …

Report links ‘good density’ with urban investment as Vancouver’s affordability crisis continues | The Star

Vancouver needs a wider range of housing developments that includes purpose-built rentals for families and units for lower income households, he …

Is This Southern City Growing Too Fast?

If it seems like every week you're reading about a new restaurant or new hotel in Nashville, or hearing of a friend who just relocated to Music City, …

Fall in shop rents reflects UK high street distress | Financial Times

Rents on even the best located shops have begun to fall across the UK outside London, with the pace of decline expected to accelerate in the wake of …

Bubble Watch: Home-equity loans back at pre-recession levels

<i>“Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead.</i><p><b>Buzz:</b> Lenders are making home-equity loans at a pace …

Prefab DublDom home delivered via helicopter as a gift to a remote Russian town

Moscow-based design studio BIO Architects has installed its latest prefab DublDom in the snowy mountains of Kandalaksha, a ski town in northeastern …

House price debate goes from if they'll fall to how much

There are few topics more contentious amongst economists, and at barbeques, than the direction of Australian home prices.<p>But 2018 has marked a …

San Jose considering relaxing rules around granny flats

As the cost of living in San Jose continues to soar, the city is considering making it easier for residents to build small dwellings on their …

St. John continues to transform properties left vacant in housing bust

<b>ST. JOHN</b> • Officials are still in turning around the damage caused by the 2008 bursting of the housing bubble, which left the small city with about …

THE FINAL CRIES OF EMF MUSICIANS ECHO A LONGSTANDING CAMBRIDGE REALITY

PHOTOS BY OLIVIA DENG<p>Last Saturday, a crowd formed around a stage set up at Brattle Plaza, chanting, “No artists, no art!” Occupying the Make Music …

Housing starts rises faster than anticipated

May Housing Starts:<b>+5.0.%</b> to <b>1.350M</b> vs. 1.320M expected, 1.286M prior (revised from 1.287M).<p>Building permits <b>1.301M</b> vs. 1.350M expected and 1.364M …

Millennials and housing: ‘The kettle is close to boiling’

A few cities aside, the housing market in Canada has cooled to a point where prices are either dropping or rising just a little. Yet the temperature is definitely rising in the dialogue about young adults and home ownership.<p>We recently presented a gallery of millennial voices on housing that …