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COVID-19 Exacerbates Housing Instability in African Americans
In March 2020, COVID-19 was declared by the World Health Organization to be a pandemic. Workplaces started shutting down. Local and state governments curtailed activities and instituted closures of retail, restaur...
Bay Area California and Unobtainable Homes
There has been breaking news in California this week, as home prices have reached an all-time high in the Bay Area, as they're creeping up that high in areas like LA as well. The typical home is selling for around $200,000 more tha...
Home Buying is Expected to Slow Down, but Should Pick Up in 2023
The building of new homes declined slightly in December 2022. High mortgage rates were most likely to blame. This decline in new home construction indicates a slowdown in the housing market in 2023. With ...
Congress Proposes Canceling Rents to Prevent Another Housing Crisis
The consequences of COVID-19 on the housing crisis has been evasive. State governments have taken the initiative to implement moratoriums on landlord evictions. Congressional members are deciding what t...
Looking for a Mortgage During the Retirement Years? Here's What to Know
Conventional wisdom says that you should aim to pay off your mortgage before your retirement years. Getting rid of this significant monthly payment will be a huge benefit when you need to scale down...
Home Selling Site Zillow Sees Rapid Growth During COVID-19 Pandemic
The website Zillow, which is owned by Zillow Group Inc., reported its third-quarter earnings late on Thursday, November 5. It stated that its earnings beat expectations, and this sent shares of its stock soa...
Empty Offices to Become Affordable Housing
New York City is one of the world's most populous and most popular cities. There isn't a whole lot of space available for anything, which is why people build up. They won't construct wide; they will instead construct tall. After th...
How to Prepare Your Home for an Appraisal
When the real estate market is on the rise, so are home appraisals. Home appraisals are a crucial part of home buying and can determine how much money you get for your house. They are based on several factors, including the condit...
Where Will Mortgage Rates Head in 2020?
One of the things that helped the housing market forward in 2019 was the fact that interest rates dropped over the course of the year, making mortgages less expensive. Experts now predict that the good times will persist throughout 2020...