Housing market crash's ripple effect: More seek lower tax assessment - York Daily Record

Housing market crash's ripple effect: More seek lower tax assessment York Daily Record By ED MAHON York, PA - The big story of the housing market crash was foreclosures, but the crash had another effect. People whose houses weren't worth as much wanted to pay less in taxes. That's led to a lot more appeal cases at the county level over ... and more »

Housing's Future: Renting and Downsizing - Wall Street Journal (blog)

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Housing's Future: Renting and Downsizing Wall Street Journal (blog) Most Americans still hope to own a home, the study found — but that home will be smaller than the MacMansions of the housing boom. Housing and the related mortgage industry helped to tip the US into the Great Recession. Data suggest the sector is ... Report: Housing Market Recovery Has Officially BegunTIME all 9 news articles »

Recommendations from the housing study of Coon Rapids - Coon Rapids Herald

Recommendations from the housing study of Coon Rapids Coon Rapids Herald “This program also provides access and application of local and national best practices allowing the city to explore community-identified housing priorities,” Bennett wrote in a memo to the council. The first step in the Opportunity City Program study ...

The new look - and location - of housing - The News Journal

The new look - and location - of housing The News Journal They're shifting from giant communities on wide-open “greenfields” to compact “infill” housing in already-developed urban settings. The market slowdown has given builders time to assess sweeping demographic changes that are transforming the way ... and more »

Southern California housing data signal turnaround - Los Angeles Times

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Southern California housing data signal turnaround Los Angeles Times (Sam Hodgson, Bloomberg / April 20, 2012) By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times Southern California's housing market showed signs of turning the corner in April as foreclosures made up the smallest share of sales in four years and the region's median ... and more »