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Home Ownership Rates Across the U.S. Lowest Since ’97 While Big Banks Have Cleaned Up

By Candy Evans / May 1, 2012 /

The Wall Street Journal and other financial news media are reporting that the U.S. home ownership rate has slipped to it’s lowest in 15 years, and experts predict it will slip even further. Why? Mortgage lending is tighter than a violin string, with no signs of loosening, not even for an election. This echoed what…

It’s The Lending, Stupid. Here’s What The Government Can Do To Help Housing Get Out of the Funk

By Candy Evans / January 23, 2012 /

We see it even in Texas: price declines, low mortgage rates and rising rents have made owning more affordable now than renting. But despite agents’ most positive view of the Dallas real estate market, housing is still kind of stuck in the mud, even here. Many markets report continued price declines, while Dallas is struck by another problem: lack…

Foreigner Buys A House in the U.S., Becomes a U.S. Citizen?

By Candy Evans / October 25, 2011 /

The Wall Street Journal reports a proposed measure in Congress would offer visas to any foreigner making a cash investment of at least $500,000 on residential real-estate—that’s for a single-family house, condo or townhouse. Applicants can spend the entire amount on one house or spend as little as $250,000 on a residence and invest the…

Oh Will This Man Will Be Churning Up the Dirt in Dallas Real Estate: Meet Hot Property Richard Graziano, Newest Team Member at Mathews Nichols Group

By Candy Evans / October 5, 2011 /

Richard Graziano will literally sell Dallas to Houston! Full disclosure: I have known Richard for years, as a powerhouse sales account manager at D Magazine, then at Paper City. I have long known that he loved homes and real estate as much as I do, and I think a part of me always knew this would happen as…

What Does This S&P Downgrade and Stuff Mean for the Dallas Real Estate Market? Another Nail in the RE Recovery Coffin?

By Candy Evans / August 15, 2011 /

Another nail in the coffin of the struggling real estate recovery? That’s Jonathan Miller and me in San Francisco at Real Estate Connect. I am glad we are friends because Jonathan is about the most quoted real estate consultant and expert these days, and one of the most knowledgeable appraisers I know. (I’ve given up on…

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Wall Street Journal

Home Ownership Rates Across the U.S. Lowest Since ’97 While Big Banks Have Cleaned Up

It’s The Lending, Stupid. Here’s What The Government Can Do To Help Housing Get Out of the Funk

Foreigner Buys A House in the U.S., Becomes a U.S. Citizen?

Oh Will This Man Will Be Churning Up the Dirt in Dallas Real Estate: Meet Hot Property Richard Graziano, Newest Team Member at Mathews Nichols Group

What Does This S&P Downgrade and Stuff Mean for the Dallas Real Estate Market? Another Nail in the RE Recovery Coffin?

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