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Downtowns: What’s Behind America’s Most Surprising Real Estate Boom

America’s Fastest Growing Cities Morgan Brennan Forbes Staff America’s Most Transformed Neighborhoods Morgan Brennan Forbes Staff America’s Friendliest Towns Morgan Brennan Forbes Staff America’s Best Cities For Young Professionals Morgan Brennan Forbes Staff 15 U.S. Cities’ Emerging Downtowns One of … Continue reading

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Housing: Picking Up the Pieces

As for home building, which had surged to a peak of just over two million housing starts earlier in the decade, by October 2007 builders were starting about half that at 1.2 million. Today, while coming back, starts are still … Continue reading

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They Bailed on Their Homes—Now They Want Back In

While home ownership has fallen dramatically since the recent housing boom, from a high of 69.2 percent in 2004 to 65.4 percent at the end of 2012, according to the U.S. Census, the desire to own a home is still … Continue reading

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They Bailed On Their Homes

While home ownership has fallen dramatically since the recent housing boom, from a high of 69.2 percent in 2004 to 65.4 percent at the end of 2012, according to the U.S. Census, the desire to own a home is still … Continue reading

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Why Women are Driving the Demand for Rental Apartments

No, according to a recent Raymond James report: Renter household formation remains at the strongest level in decades. Roughly 1.32 million new renter households were formed in the past year (including owner conversions), while the number of owner-occupied households declined … Continue reading

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Who’s Driving the Demand for Rental Apartments?

No, according to a recent Raymond James report: Renter household formation remains at the strongest level in decades. Roughly 1.32 million new renter households were formed in the past year (including owner conversions), while the number of owner-occupied households declined … Continue reading

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McMansions Return: Big Houses Are Coming Back

The average size of a newly built home increased 3.7 percent in 2011 from 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That was the first annual increase since 2007 and indicates that home builders are seeing demand for larger spaces. … Continue reading

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Renter Nation Rages On

The supply of empty homes for rent is falling, and the nation’s homeownership rate is hovering near a fifteen year low. How can that be when the housing market is finally turning around and more homes are selling? The answer … Continue reading

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Real estate generates more than $1B in salaries in 17 US markets

There are 333,600 real estate firms in the nation’s 843 markets, employing 1.97 million workers with an average annual salary of $40,300. G. Scott Thomas Email Real estate is a billion-dollar business in 17 U.S. markets. There are 333,600 real … Continue reading

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Net in-migration to Colorado from other states growing

Doug and Heather Klof moved to Denver from Los Angeles via Portland in March as part of DaVita’s corporate relocation. “I came to visit in February and fell in love with Denver,” said Heather Klof. “It was a very easy … Continue reading

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