A fresh look at advances in real estate technology
The housing world was famously slow to embrace technology when that thing that used to be called the World Wide Web — or worse, the information superhighway — appeared a...
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Prospects for housing market looking brighter
First-time homebuyers and would-be buyers with scuffed credit histories may find more doors opening to them in the real estate market in the coming year, according to a leading mortgage-industry...
Builder touts health benefits of some newly built homes
Is your home making you sick? A lot of people think so. Or at least they're worried about that possibility, according to researchers at Harvard University, who say that 1...
Where can you afford to live?
Do you make enough money to be able to afford a home? Apparently, that can depend on where you live. Mortgage data company HSH Associates regularly stirs together local data...
Micro-unit apartments may be perfect fit for young adults
How would you like to live in an apartment that's only slightly larger than a one-car garage? Me, neither. But those of us who grow antsy at the thought of...
Florida housing trends may be an early-market barometer
Florida is a real estate junkie's kind of place. What happens in its macro- and micro-markets always bears watching, whether as some kind of economic barometer or as a locus...
Millennials’ version of the American Dream
The fingernail chewers in the housing industry are keeping an anxious eye on Generation Y. That's because the housing market continues to need a savior, and some observers lately have...
Sales of million dollar homes outpace rest of market
Which of the following is true? 1. The stock market goes sour, so the everyday investor turns to pricey houses as a place to stash cash. 2. The stock market...
Go into a condo purchase with eyes wide open
Sara Benson swears that she doesn't hate the idea of condo ownership. As the owner of a Chicago real estate brokerage, she readily admits that she owes a part of...
New website launches for people who love old homes
Meggen and Peter Taylor are house people. They're fascinated by anything and everything to do with houses. And the older the houses, the better. The couple's affection for real estate...