Tag: starter homes
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Zoning for Affordability in Minnesota: Is a Law Allowing More Units Doomed?
A new law to boost starter-home construction in Minnesota is “on life support” now, media reports say. Its backers are scrambling to save it as the lawmaking session concludes this month. Starter homes seem to be an endangered species. In the early 1980s, four in every ten new homes created were within the reach of…
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First-Time Home Buying? How and Where to Buy a Home You’ll Enjoy for Under $250K
Aspiring deed holders are backing off from the market in droves. Prices are high. Mortgage approvals aren’t easily had. The economic outlook is still uncertain. And most would-be buyers (one new survey says three-fourths of renters!) think they’ll never be able to get their own deeds. All of that is very much real. But yes,…
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Capital Chaos: What Just Happened in D.C.’s Housing Market?
The capital city and its surroundings has much to offer buyers. High-quality public schools. A stable local job market… At least it was, until mass government job cuts became a thing. Now, the city is experiencing a seismic shift. Given the changes the city’s going through, is the area attracting new home seekers? What’s going…
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Tariffs and More: What Happens Now With the 2025 Housing Market?
There’s some extra tension in the real estate market. Anyone can sense it. Knowing what’s going on underneath it can help those who hope to acquire a deed this year. Home prices haven’t stopped rising in 2025. Prices could easily go up between 3 and 4 percent more, over the rest of the year. And…
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Home Appreciation: For Building Equity, What Kinds of Homes Do Best?
It’s an expensive market out there, to put it mildly. If you’re looking at buying a home, you might understandably wonder: Can home prices keep appreciating? Will my home be a good store of value, as well as a good place to live?
