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Published by REALTOR.com | March 4, 2021 It looks like the era of cheap loans may be coming to an end. For the better part of a year, one bright spot for home buyers in this hypercompetitive market of record-high prices and a…

A few years ago we shared a story about a prototype house that was being built by a mobile 3D printer, now fast forward to a new report from CNBC’s Diana Olick about the first ever 3D-printed homes for sale here in the U.S.  Olick…

Last month we had a post about Generation Z entering the housing market and this month we’re discovering where they want to live.  A new report from RENTCafé says small towns in the heartland of America are now trending for…

A few years ago, we discovered what $300k will get you in each state. Today’s infographic from the DailyInfographic takes a look at how much home (by square footage) you can get for $1 million in 50 major U.S. cities. And as they point out,…

In their recent 2020 market report, STORAGECafé says that even amid the Coronavirus pandemic and it’s subsequent economic downturn, the self storage industry pushed forward in 2020.  According to their report, current nationwide…

Details are still emerging about how to apply for assistance under the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.  The federal government made $25 billion available to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to…

Rentable (formerly known as ABODO) says that the median nationwide rent price for one-bedroom units in March was $1,123 with two-bedroom units coming in at $1385.  Interestingly, they point out that none of the cities in their top ten…

Rental information site Zumper recently released their National Rent Report for March, 2021 showing that their median national rent for 1-bedroom apartment was $1,240 (up 1.1%) and the median two-bedroom rent was $1,501 (down 0.9%).  Be…

The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in January was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,525.5 billion, which is 1.7% above than December’s revised estimate.  In addition, December’s figure…

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales were down 2.8% in January, 2021.  The NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings) fell slightly to 122.8.…