By Michael A. Fletcher. The recession reduced the rate at which Americans set up new homes or apartments by at least half. Although the number of new households has begun to recover over the past year, its growth rate continues to lag...
By Tiffany Hsu and Alejandro Lazo. The 65.4 percent homeownership rate in the first quarter is down from 66.4 percent a year earlier... But recent data suggest the housing market's outlook is promising.
By Chris Farrell. For anyone who owns a home, the past six years have seemed anything but normal. Nationally, home prices are down some 35 percent in that time...
By Ryan Vaillancourt. Spring Street project to create 250 units; new hotel possible.
By Alejandro Lazo. Few new units and tight standards for home loans add to the pressure. The average monthly U.S. rent is at an all-time high, and a 10% jump in Los Angeles County over the next two years is forecast.
By Tiffany Hsu and Alejandro Lazo. The 65.4% homeownership rate in the first quarter is down from 66.4% a year earlier, according to the Census Bureau. But recent data suggest the housing market's outlook is promising.
By Alejandro Lazo. The mortgage giants sign on to Keep Your Home California, a $2-billion foreclosure prevention program, after state drops a requirement that lenders match taxpayer funds used for principal reductions.
By Natalie Dolce. Oil/gasoline prices have risen sharply over the last several months, and with no end in sight to the political turmoil in the Middle East, the upward trend is likely to continue.
By Kathleen M. Howley. The number of Federal Housing Administration-insured home loans entering foreclosure jumped in March after half the mortgages it modified to ease repayment terms were in default again a year or more later.
By Natalie Dolce. ICSC's Global Retail Real Estate Convention is coming up this Sunday through Wednesday at the Las Vegas Convention Center...