Tag Archives: Downsizing

What Tops Home Buyers’ Wish List Now

Perhaps the most surprising finding of the NAHB survey is not what we want in our homes, but where we want our homes to be. Just 8 percent of those surveyed want to live in a city center, 36 percent … Continue reading

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Foreclosure aftermath leaves homebuyers hurting – Alameda Times

Click photo to enlarge The housing bubble and the collapse that followed left a generation of Bay Area homebuyers struggling to recover from failed investments and shattered dreams. From January 2007 through September this year, nearly 102,000 homes in the … Continue reading

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US Household Shifts Could Impact Housing Recovery

Every now and then you need to take a step back and put the housing market into perspective, take a break from all the monthly motions and commotions, stress and distress. Today I read a report that did just that. … Continue reading

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And the REIT Winner Is — Storage?

Hundreds of investors in real estate investment trusts are hunkered down at the Waldorf Astoria, touting tremendous returns and talking tactics for the next great play. It’s “REIT Week,” in New York, or for those of you less excited about … Continue reading

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