Developers, architects, and city planners were challenged at a recent meeting of the Urban Land Institute to help build healthier communities and reverse the trend of shorter life expectancy among U.S. children. Members of younger generations are facing a shorter life expectancy than their parents, and some in the housing industry blame it on poor living environments.“In the U.S., our children’s generation, my children’s generation, will be
Since mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced last year special rules for when a property does not need a traditional in-person appraisal, only about 5 percent of Fannie’s 1.2 million home mortgages—or 60,000—have qualified, The Washington Post reports. Freddie estimates that, eventually, no-appraisal mortgages will account for up to 15 percent of its new loans.In some transactions, Fannie and Freddie are relying on proprieta
Townhouse construction continues making gains as buyers’ appetites once again increase for this type of single-family attached housing. Over the last four quarters, ending with the first quarter of 2018, townhouse starts were 7 percent higher than the prior four quarters. Townhouses accounted for 21,000 starts during the first quarter of 2018.The market share of new townhouses now stands at 12.3 percent of all single-family housing starts, ac
Short-term and longer-term predictions about real estate markets along with a substantive give-and-take about the proposed association dues increase were among the lively topics at the 2018 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo on Thursday.Lawrence YunResidential Outlook: Robust Economy, Restrained Sales By most measures, home sales should be breaking out because of the strong economy, but growth is minimal because too few homes are fo
Nevada has the highest share of homeowners who are likely to move, according to a new report released by ATTOM Data Solutions. Homeowners in Delaware, Florida, Colorado, and Virginia rounded out the top five places where homeowners are showing the greatest likelihood of moving.ATTOM Data Solutions, a real estate research firm, culled data from purchase loan applications on residential real estate transactions for its first quarter Pre-Mover Housi
A sluggish reading on housing production last month was mostly due to a decline in the construction of apartment buildings and condos. Housing production, reflecting multifamily and single-family homes, dropped 3.7 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.29 million units, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. The decrease follows an 11-year high in housing production that was set in March.“We expected some pullback this
Real estate pro Ben Caballero of Dallas has made history: He’s the first real estate agent ever to be recognized by the Guinness World Records for a mammoth number of home sales. Caballero sold 3,556 verified homes in a single year—this means essentially selling an average of more than 68 homes per week, or nearly 10 homes per day, every day of the week.Caballero was honored this week for his achievements at a REAL Trends conference in Denve
Minneapolis, Portland, and Chicago are the best cities for bicycling in 2018, according to the revamped Bike Score rankings by the Redfin company Walk Score.The Bike Score tool rates locations based on several factors on its bike-friendliness, such as access to bike loans, road connectivity, and hilliness. Bike Score ratings are available now for nearly 2,000 cities and about 20,000 neighborhoods on walkscore.com. Redfin has identified bike path
National Association of REALTORS® members learned about HUD’s top priorities, security protocols both on and offline, and new loan options for military veterans as the 2018 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo continued Wednesday.In a conversation with NAR First Vice President Vince Malta during the General Session, HUD Secretary Ben Carson said the public needs more education about what constitutes sexual harassment.HUD Seeks End
Generations of retirees are showing a shift in housing priorities. John Burns Real Estate Consulting recently compared nearly 3,000 registered new-home shoppers born in the 1940s to more than 5,200 new-home shoppers born in the 1950s to uncover some of those shifting trends.For one, younger retirees are showing more preference to live near dog parks. The 1950s generation surveyed rated a dog park as their top retiree amenity, which replaces golf
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