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Residential property news and information
Trade Group Launches Pitch To Boost Home Sales
The National Association of Realtors is running a $40 million advertising campaign to encourage Americans to buy houses amid the ongoing housing slump. The new ads will run more than 8,750 times on national television and radio between January and November. More »
Many Health-Care Workers Are Priced Out of Housing
These professionals may be in demand but in many cities they aren't able to afford a median-price home, according to a new study. More »
For Germ-a-Phobes, Antimicrobial Sheets
Manufacturers are unveiling bacteria-fighting linens that they say keep bedding cleaner and smelling fresher. We size up the latest offerings. More »
Home Prices Expected to Rise, Sales to Drop Slightly in 2007
The number of homes sold will decline less sharply this year than last year, while price appreciation will gain steam. The median sales price for existing homes is predicted to reach $225,300 nationally. More »
Hawaii's Housing Boom Takes a Toll on the Homeless
The number of people living without permanent shelter has nearly doubled in the state since 1999, caused partly by a housing boom that raised land prices more than five times the national average. Plus, charts on Hawaii's housing market and a photo slideshow on its working poor. More »
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Think Small: Getting Started As a Real-Estate Investor
The housing bubble has burst. But even in today's uncertain climate, novice investors can make money, especially in smaller properties that are easy to acquire and manage. Here's a look at some of the options. More »
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Atlanta Gets a Makeover: More Up, Less Out
This Sunbelt city has long been linked to sprawl and traffic jams. Now several huge mixed-use construction projects seek to remake the city's landscape. The new developments aim to create neighborhoods as swank and walkable as some sections of New York and Chicago. More »
What Home Buyers Want in 2007 And Housing Hot Spots
This week's focus on news from across the Web takes a look at home features that could make or break the sale of your house, a trailer-park town in Florida where residents stand to make millions, why median prices have jumped at least 40% in one Connecticut county and why South Korean nationals are snatching up U.S. property. More »
Federal Reserve Is Unlikely To Cut Interest Rates
Interest-rate cuts are not on the table a Federal Reserve official says. While comparatively low long-term rates are supporting the housing market, they could rise if short-term rates fail to follow a downward path, Vice Chairman Donald Kohn says. More »
Speculators Helped Fuel Florida's Housing Boom
The early run-up in home prices in Naples, Fla. was based on strong economic fundamentals. But it's increasingly evident that investors here and elsewhere played a greater role than previously thought in pumping up the real-estate bubble -- especially near the end of the run. More »