Stories Tagged as
Housing crisis
Housing is up and down, but mostly up
Jul 24, 2015
The wind-down of the housing crisis is opening the way for more first-time homebuyers.
Rents are rising, and fast
Apr 23, 2015
Rents have increased by almost 4 percent and are likely to keep going.
Existing home sales report reveals caution
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Gigi Douban
Mar 23, 2015
Existing home sales report shows cautious homeowners and home buyers.
In Atlanta housing recovery, the neighborhood matters
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Noel King
Mar 12, 2015
Given two similar neighborhoods, prices in a predominantly white area bounce back faster than in a mainly minority one.
In Atlanta, not all neighborhoods come back
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Noel King
Mar 10, 2015
Though home prices rose in 2014, recovery is uneven in at least one city.
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The murky origin of the 20 percent down payment
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Stan Alcorn
Oct 22, 2014
How homeowners historically reached the average number.
For homebuilders, things are looking up...just a bit
Oct 16, 2014
People are starting to buy homes again but challenges like tight credit remain.
For public good, not for profit.
Immigrants closing gap on homeownership
Aug 28, 2014
Immigrants fared better on homeownership than the native-born in the recession.
As home prices recover, banks resume offering HELOCs
Jun 2, 2014
HELOCs, a form of second mortgage, are waking up from hibernation. And they're hungry.
Fannie and Freddie are easing up. Carefully.
May 13, 2014
Mel Watt's new game plan for the Federal Housing Finance Agency.