Experts: Short-Term Home Rentals Have Little to No Impact on Housing Affordability
The growing presence of short-term room and home rental services like Airbnb and HomeAway are not impacting the overall supply or affordability of rental housing in a meaningful and large way, according to experts, though some smaller effects may be felt in certain markets or segments.
Experts: New Job Growth Expected to Drive Migration Back to Middle America
A marked shift in fortunes between coastal America and Middle America since the housing recovery began – rapid growth in the former, stagnation in the latter – is likely to eventually reverse as cost-conscious companies look for cheaper places to grow, according to a panel of more than 100 experts.
Experts: Housing to Grow Steadily, But Maybe Less So if Trump, Cruz or Sanders Is Elected President
More than 100 U.S. economists, real estate experts and academics say they expect home values to grow steadily in the 3 percent to 4 percent range over the next few years. But those expectations could take a hit if presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump or current Democratic challenger Sen. Bernie Sanders is elected president.
Experts: Housing Not Immune to Immigration Debate
So far in the 2016 presidential campaign, immigration policy is hot and housing policy is not. But if recent trends in unauthorized immigration continue, the housing market could get hit with a raft of unintended consequences.
Are Local Real Estate Bubble Markets Re-Emerging? Experts Agree to Disagree
The national housing market on the whole is expected to cool off in coming years, even as conditions in a handful of hot markets have some experts worried about local real estate bubbles. And there is no clear consensus on the extent of the national cool-down, or the potential timeline for local bubble risks.
Experts Explain Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work, and Homeownership Won’t Keep Falling
Almost two-thirds of experts say rent control policies are “government intrusions into the marketplace that, however well-intentioned, always create more problems than they solve.”
