June 22, 2017
State of the Nation’s Housing 2017
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies has released its excellent State of the Nation’s Housing for 2017, with many important insights. The executive summary reads, in part, A decade after the onset of the Great Recession, the national housing market … Continue reading
June 22, 2017 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
June 13, 2017
How Are First-Time Homebuyers Doing?
Genworth Mortgage Insurance Corporation released a a First-Time Home Market Report. The big news from the report is that first-time homebuyers purchased fifteen percent more single-family homes in 2016 than in 2015. The 2 million homes purchased in 2016 was the … Continue reading
June 13, 2017 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
June 2, 2017
Obamas Buy Their Rental
Realtor.com quoted me in Former President Obama Finally Buys the DC Home He’s Renting: 6 Smart Reasons Why. It reads, in part, Former President Barack Obama has decided that buying beats renting. The former first family have surprised many by purchasing the Washington, … Continue reading
June 2, 2017 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
May 30, 2017
Gen Z Eying Real Estate Trends
The Washington Post along with its content partner National Association of Realtors quoted me in Eye on the Future. It reads, in part, The suburbs as we know them are in flux. Many of the country’s bedroom communities have traditionally been … Continue reading
May 30, 2017 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
May 25, 2017
NYC’s Housing Supply
The New York City Rent Guidelines Board (of which I am a member) released its 2017 Housing Supply Report. It has a lot of interesting data for housing nerds as well as those of us obsessed with NYC. Here is a taste: There … Continue reading
May 25, 2017 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
May 23, 2017
Renovating Among The Stars
Realtor.com quoted me in Justin Theroux’s Renovation Drama: What Went Wrong? It opens, Actor Justin Theroux might have many admirers (including his wife, Jennifer Aniston), but apparently the “Leftovers” hunk inspires more than his share of haters, too—including his Manhattan neighbor Norman Resnicow. Apparently their feud started … Continue reading
May 23, 2017 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
May 22, 2017
Using Home Equity Responsibly
Chase.com quoted me in How a Home Equity Line of Credit Can Help Your Family. It reads, If you’re a homeowner, you could qualify for a unique financial product: the Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC). HELOCs allow you to borrow … Continue reading
May 22, 2017 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
