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Rents are rising faster at the lower end of the market

By Amy Scott
February 20, 2019

POSTED IN:  rent inflation affordable housing Economy Housing
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Why student debt may be slowing down a generation of homeowners

By Amy Scott, Bennett Purser, and Liz Sanchez
February 18, 2019
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New Federal Reserve research says student loan debt is hurting the housing market.

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Can tech really fix the housing crisis?

By Amy Scott and Bennett Purser
February 15, 2019
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Start-ups want to make housing more affordable, but the crisis may too broad for them to solve

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In China’s big cities, tenants feel the squeeze of rising rents

By Jennifer Pak
February 13, 2019
Migrant workers like Ren Zhongyang work hard to earn money in Shanghai but struggle to find affordable rental homes in Shanghai.
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Migrant workers like Ren Zhongyang work hard to earn money in Shanghai but struggle to find affordable rental homes there.

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What to know before you check your Zestimate (again)

By Amy Scott
February 11, 2019
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It's tempting to track home values like the stock market. But how accurate are those online estimates?

POSTED IN:  zillow Redfin Trulia housing market home values Housing
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Rents in many California cities keep rising, could a cap on increases help?

By Amita Sharma
February 11, 2019
A "For Rent" sign is seen on a building Hollywood, California, May 11, 2016. Californians' rejection of rent a control measure in November 2018 has prompted some politicians in Sacramento to talk about getting an anti-rent gouging cap on the books.
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Californians' rejection of a rent control measure in November 2018 has prompted some politicians in Sacramento to talk about getting an anti-rent gouging cap on the books.

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Houston homeowners say the government owes them for flooding their homes after Hurricane Harvey

By Travis Bubenik
February 06, 2019
Flooded homes are shown near the Barker reservoir following Hurricane Harvey August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
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The lawsuit filed by Houston residents whose homes were flooded could set precedent for disaster liability.

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There's yet another proposal to get the government out of the mortgage-guarantee business

By Amy Scott
February 05, 2019

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What does it take to make a home estimate more accurate? Ask this guy.

By Kai Ryssdal
February 01, 2019
Stan Humphries, Zillow chief analytics officer, and Jordan Meyer, of Raleigh, North Carolina, celebrate Meyer's team’s $1 million win of Zillow Prize, Zillow’s competition to improve the accuracy of the Zestimate.
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Jordan Meyer and his teammates won $1 million for improving the Zillow Zestimate algorithm.

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