Los Angeles Downtown News: The Next Downtown Apartment Boom
By Ryan Vaillancourt. Tight Market Leads to a Wave of Activity, With at Least 10 Buildings and Nearly 2,400 Units Slated to Start Construction by Next Year
Research Briefs
Los Angeles Times: Two-Thirds of Americans with mortgages pay 5% interest or higher
By Alejandro Lazo. Record-low interest rates are out of reach for many homeowners, and a big reason is that millions are underwater. Obama and others are trying to assist them.
Los Angeles Times: Low interest rates remain out of reach for many borrowers
By Alejandro Lazo. The vast majority of Americans with mortgages have rates higher than those rock-bottom ones already being offered by the big lenders...
Fox | Business: Why are Low Rates Out of Reach for Many Homeowners?
USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Director Richard Green on the state of the mortgage and housing markets.
Press-Enterprise: Are mortgage tax deducations in play?
By Jack Katzanek. Many believe that eliminating a tax break for homeowners that allows them to deduct mortgage interest would greatly increase the number of foreclosures.
NPR | 89.3 KPCC: Altadena Walmart
By Wendy Lee. Small businesses worry about competition from a major retailer.
San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area new-home construction rebounds
By Carolyn Said. Construction of new homes around the Bay Area is on an upswing this year, showing signs of a return to normal following its surge during the housing boom and its dismal retrenchment during the downturn.
San Francisco Chronicle: Obama, Romney skip housing in debates
By Kathleen Pender. Judging by the first and second presidential debates, you'd think the housing crisis was behind us.
Los Angeles Times: New housing starts surge 15% in September - best level since '08
By Jim Puzzanghera. New residential construction starts surged 15 percent in September to their highest annual rate in more than four years, as the housing sector continued to show signs of a burgeoning rebound.