Tag Archives: demographics

Calculated Risk: First-time Home Buyer Frenzy

In addition $8000 to the Federal tax credit, there are some state programs, as a nexample from Newsday.com: NYS rolls out tax credit for first-time home buyers – but most of the frenzy is being driven by the Federal Tax credit. …

Steep Decline in Homeownership, Home Building Predicted | Planetizen

A new report shows that as the population of the U.S. ages, it is likely that more people will rent than own homes , causing a steep decline in the home building industry. The report is from the Metropolitan Research Center at the …

Calculated Risk: Study: Using Home ATM Led to Most Foreclosures in …

He found that, at least in Southern California, borrowers who defaulted on their mortgages didn’t purchase their homes at the top of the market. Instead, the average acquisition was made in 2002 and many homes lost to foreclosure were …

ProHipHop: Hip Hop Business: DJ B-Mello Joins WIDEawake Death Row …

Though the key point doesn’t make the headline of this press release and doesn’t appear until halfway through the release: “[Seattle DJ] B-Mello…is now scheduled to consult for the new Death Row Records – aka Wideawake Death Row …