Topic: Real Estate
Middlemen: Matchmakers or Sources of Strategic Information?
Probing that question using a database of for-sale-by-owner home listings
Fed Policy Helped Distressed Homeowners But Wasn’t a Cure-All
Modifications curtailed foreclosures during 2008-09 crisis, but borrowers remained at high risk of delinquency
As Home Prices Soar Elsewhere, California Starts to Seem Almost Reasonable
Will the narrowing price gap bring an end to the state’s out-migration?
France, Forcing Municipal Mergers, Achieves Growth in Housing Units
Construction permitting power taken from cities that resisted development
Ownership Structure of Tribal Land Exacts a Multibillion-Dollar Penalty
Can’t sell it, can’t borrow against it, can’t develop it
Some Homeowners Put Off Sale When Told of Likely Rise in Market
Investors who don’t occupy a home are likelier to delay for top dollar
How Will You Spend Your IPO Windfall?
“Uh, I already bought a house”: Tech workers spend ahead of actual stock sales
Impact of High-Speed Rail: Surprising Data on Real Estate Prices
In Japan, speedier commutes let workers live farther from jobs, taking some pressure off high-priced housing markets
Could Costly Housing Bring Down Superstar Cities?
Stuart Gabriel’s research shows how a vibrant economic hub loses essential residents
Quantitative Easing Kept the Foreclosure Crisis from Being Even Worse
The Fed’s gambit didn’t trigger a home-price recovery, but research shows it reduced subprime foreclosure risk
Single-Family Rentals: What Drives Investor Return?
A unique data set provides fresh insights for the growing institutional investor market
Why Corporate Leasing Practices Deserve More Respect
Most companies use asset leasing for business reasons, not accounting window dressing
When Homeowners Confide in Google, Forecasters See Clues to Mortgage Defaults
Researchers developed an index that warns earlier than others about approaching home loan problems
Some Homeowners Pay Their Underwater Mortgages Until the Government Offers a Better Option
Federal loan modification program led borrowers to default