Proposed Health Care Changes: Short-Term Gains, Long-Term Pains?
In 24 of the country’s 25 largest metro areas, low-income renters spend more than 45 percent of their incomes on rent. Against that backdrop, the rising cost of health-care premiums can be hard to bear. Whatever short-term savings low-income households might gain from newly proposed changes, the unknown is how much they might pay in the long run if they become sick.
Quiz: Which Cities Favor These Nine Terms in Luxury Rental Listings?
Looking for a concierge, a jetted tub or a rooftop deck? Here are the cities where you're most likely to find them, based on their luxury rental listings.
Top Terms in Luxury Rental Listings, From Concierge to Wine
Check out the top 20 terms for luxury rental listings nationally -- and see what terms are hot in your city.
What Rental Listings Say in Urban, Suburban and Rural America
Looking for a rental with a fenced-in pool and a garage that's near a school? To suburbia with you! Are propane heat and a big sky more your jam? Head to rural America. If it's a doorman and nightlife you want, then urban rentals can deliver. Here are the terms you're most likely to find in urban, suburban and rural listings for rentals across the country.
15 Favorites From Zillow Group Report on Consumer Housing Trends Report 2017
Millennials make up almost a third of sellers. Forty percent of U.S. homeowners share their home with a pet. Nearly a third of buyers go over budget. We have the rundown on housing market data.
Breakeven Horizon Shortens Nationally, But Still Lengthening in Most Major Metros
It takes 4.9 years of renting in San Jose before buying a home there is a better prospect – but not because rents in San Jose are affordable: The median rent is $3,600 a month, among the highest in the country. It’s just that the median home value is even less affordable: $992,144.
National Apartment Market Outlook: Bearish for Now, Bullish for Later
A recent surge in apartment construction could mean opportunities for renters to save some money over the next few years as more supply continues to come online and landlords compete to fill vacant units – especially at the higher end of the market. But looking farther out, that dynamic could reverse as a handful of demographic and economic trends take hold.
A Turning Tide? U.S. Homeownership Rate Climbs in Q2 as Rental Vacancies Mount
After a decade in which essentially all household formation was among renters, the most recent homeownership data provides a faint signal that the market may be turning. Between Q2 2016 and Q2 2017, the number of owner households increased 1.7 percent while the number of renter households fell by 1.6 percent.
How to Save on Rent: Don’t Move
Landlords typically raise rents at a slower rate for renewing tenants, so people are bound to save some money by sticking around -- but who knew it would be enough to pay for another couple months of rent?
Return on Rent: In Most Major Markets, Most Homes Can Be Rented Out for A Profit
Mom-and-pop real estate investors looking to buy a home and rent it out for a profit essentially can’t go wrong purchasing a large majority of homes in most major markets nationwide – except for a handful of metros largely clustered along the West Coast and Northeast.
