Posts with tag housing boom

By Nin-Hai Tseng As America's housing market slowly heals, good news is pouring in from homebuilders: They're building more; they're hiring more workers; they're building bigger houses. Still, some things haven't changed: Renters (as opposed to buyers) are still driving the rebound of the residential construction... Continue Reading »

By Diana Olick During the height of the housing boom, some likened the feverish flipping game in Miami's condominium market to a circus. The circus is back, and more high-flying than ever. At a recent party to launch a new project from New York-based developer PMG, acrobats swung over the crowd, and in gravity-defying... Continue Reading »

If you're doubting all the hoopla that the housing market is back, here's some evidence you can see with your own eyes. In a video of a recent open house in the San Diego neighborhood of Rancho Penasquitos posted to the blog Calculated Risk, a "frenzy" of homebuyers descend on a newly listed home in droves. "Jim the... Continue Reading »

The only thing more terrifying than a haunted house? A housing boom. So says one Hong Kong man who told The Wall Street Journal that since real estate prices have spiked there, buying a good old-fashioned horror house sure isn't what it used to be. You see, stigmatized properties -- such as where a previous tenant or... Continue Reading »

By Chris Isidore The long-battered housing market is finally starting to get back on its feet. But some experts believe it could soon become another housing boom. Signs of recovery have been evident in the recent pick ups in home prices, home sales and construction. Foreclosures are also down and the Federal... Continue Reading »