Star Tribune (Minneapolis), June 20, 2024–Jim Buchta“It was like winning the lottery,” said a Twin Cities buyer who assumed a 2.25% mortgage rate that saves her $700 a monthClick here …
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This Group Wants to Build a New City With Backing From Tech Billionaires. It Faces a Hard Sell.
California Forever says fall will be critical for its advertising and public-relations campaign to sell its ballot measure to votersWall Street Journal, June 20, 2024–Patrick CoffeeClick here for more (subscription)
Rent Hikes Loom, Posing Threat to Inflation Fight
The Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2024-Will ParkerApartment dwellers got a break recently when rent growth slowed and fell in parts of the country following years of steep increases. That …
18 Million Americans Are House Poor, New Study Shows
CBS News, June 18, 2024-Kristopher J. BrooksMore than 18 million Americans are living in homes that stretch their budgets far beyond what’s considered financially healthy. Click here for more
Gen Z and Millennial Investors Are Embracing Crypto, Real Estate and Private Equity Along With Stocks
Fast Company, June 18, 2024-Sam BeckerMany younger investors have, perhaps understandably, had their faith in the stock market shaken up in recent years. And that’s why many have turned to …
Yes in God’s Backyard? This Housing Solution May Be the Answer to Your Prayers.
Vox, June 18, 2024-Rachel M. Cohen About five years ago, Harvey Vaughn, the senior pastor at Bethel AME, the oldest Black church in San Diego, heard a radio report about …
Fed’s Harker: One Interest Rate Cut This Year My Base Case
Reuters, June 17, 2024–Lindsay DunsmuirThe U.S. Federal Reserve would be able to cut its benchmark interest rate once this year, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker said on Monday, if his …
Big Jump in Insurance Costs Strikes Condos
The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2024-Nicole FriedmanBoard members of the Highland Park Community Association in Mission Viejo, Calif., braced last year for a rise in insurance costs.Click here for more
Big Jump in Insurance Costs Strikes Condos
The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2024-Nicole FriedmanBoard members of the Highland Park Community Association in Mission Viejo, Calif., braced last year for a rise in insurance costs.Click here for …
Boomers Struggled More Than Millennials to Buy Their First Homes: Realtor.com
HousingWire, June 17, 2024-Neil PiersonFrom rising home prices to rising mortgage rates and inflation, the millennial generation hasn’t had it easy when it comes to homeownership. But new data from …