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Seattle leads top 10 high-tech U.S. metros

A new study from Richard Florida, co-founder and editor of The Atlantic Cities, examines the top high-tech metropolitan areas in the U.S. Florida ranked each metro using ...
July 5, 2012
Urban Land Institute, ULI, real estate market, survey, forecast, housing, rental

ULI survey of 38 economists says housing starts will double by 2014

Real estate economists and analysts are expecting significant turnaround in the national economy and the real estate market within the next three years, according to a new survey...
March 30, 2012
wood, building material, study, Canada, tall structures

Canadian study says wood could be good building material for tall structures

A new study examines the potential of wood — typically used only in low-rise building — as an option in taller structures. Some of the benefits the study discusses include greater...
March 13, 2012
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'Super-commuting' in the nation’s 10 largest metro areas

A new report from NYU’s Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management details the rise of the “super-commuter,” defined as one who commutes from one metropolitan area ...
Feb. 29, 2012
pending home sales, NAR, January, growth, National Association of Realtors

Pending home sales hit highest point since 2010

The National Association of Realtors reported that pending home sales reached their highest point in nearly two years in January, according to a story on HousingWire. The association...
Feb. 28, 2012
FHFA, Real Estate-Owned Initiative, REO, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, foreclosures

FHFA begins first transactions of REO rental program

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has begun the first pilot transaction of its program to turn foreclosed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac homes into rental properties, according...
Feb. 27, 2012
McIlwain, Urban Land Institute, Atlantic, 3 steps, housing recovery

McIlwain: 3 steps to help the housing market

With the housing market in a lethargic recovery, John K. McIlwain of the Urban Land Institute offers three ways to help revive the market in an article in The Atlantic, reprinted...
Feb. 21, 2012
Cleveland, demolition, settlement, lawsuits, vacant houses

Cleveland mortgage settlement money going toward demolition of vacant houses

A large portion of a multibillion-dollar settlement between the state of Ohio and several large mortgage lenders will go toward demolition of foreclosed, dilapidated houses in...
Feb. 20, 2012