Rents are rising faster at the lower end of the marketBy Amy ScottFebruary 20, 2019POSTED IN: rent inflation affordable housing Economy Housing ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why student debt may be slowing down a generation of homeownersBy Amy Scott, Bennett Purser, and Liz SanchezFebruary 18, 2019fizkes/Getty ImagesNew Federal Reserve research says student loan debt is hurting the housing market.POSTED IN: Housing Millenials student debt student loans first-time buyers ListenreadDownloadDownload
Can tech really fix the housing crisis?By Amy Scott and Bennett PurserFebruary 15, 2019Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesStart-ups want to make housing more affordable, but the crisis may too broad for them to solve POSTED IN: business Tech Housing affordable housing proptech ListenreadDownloadDownload
In China’s big cities, tenants feel the squeeze of rising rentsBy Jennifer PakFebruary 13, 2019Charles ZhangMigrant workers like Ren Zhongyang work hard to earn money in Shanghai but struggle to find affordable rental homes there.POSTED IN: China rent migrant workers Housing read
What to know before you check your Zestimate (again)By Amy ScottFebruary 11, 2019Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesIt'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 ListenreadDownloadDownload
Rents in many California cities keep rising, could a cap on increases help?By Amita Sharma February 11, 2019ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty ImagesCalifornians' 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.POSTED IN: rent Housing california ListenreadDownloadDownload
Houston homeowners say the government owes them for flooding their homes after Hurricane HarveyBy Travis BubenikFebruary 06, 2019Win McNamee/Getty ImagesThe lawsuit filed by Houston residents whose homes were flooded could set precedent for disaster liability.POSTED IN: Housing Houston texas flooding flood damage ListenreadDownloadDownload
There's yet another proposal to get the government out of the mortgage-guarantee business By Amy ScottFebruary 05, 2019POSTED IN: Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Wall Street stock market financial crisis ListenreadDownloadDownload
What does it take to make a home estimate more accurate? Ask this guy.By Kai RyssdalFebruary 01, 2019Courtesy of ZillowJordan Meyer and his teammates won $1 million for improving the Zillow Zestimate algorithm.POSTED IN: Housing real estate zillow business ListenreadDownloadDownload