Dec 3rd 2012 5:45PM
By Joshua Berlinger Some cities still haven't recovered from the 2008 economic meltdown. And others have been suffering for decades. New data in Brookings' 2012 Global MetroMonitor allows us to rank 300 major metro areas by change in GDP per capita and employment from 1993 to 2012. The best cities for economic growth... Continue Reading »
Sep 10th 2012 4:00PM
By Jed Kolko In August, home asking prices rose 2.3 percent year over year, the largest annual jump reported yet by online listing service Trulia's Price Monitor and the largest year-over-year increase since before the recession. Excluding foreclosures, asking prices rose nationally 3.8 percent year over year. The... Continue Reading »
Sep 21st 2011 12:00PM
In America, it's starting to feel as if there are two housing markets. One for the rich and one for everyone else. Consider foreclosure-ravaged Detroit. In the historic Green Acres district, a haven for hipsters, a pristine, three-bedroom brick Tudor recently sold for $6,000 -- about what a buyer would have paid during... Continue Reading »
Sep 9th 2011 5:55PM
President Obama devoted exactly 57 words to the housing crisis in his 34-minute speech about jobs. Yes, we understand that the speech was intended to be about jobs -- pass this bill -- and that the lack of jobs -- pass this bill -- has pushed Americans to the brink. Still, watching the president's speech were millions... Continue Reading »
Apr 27th 2011 11:00AM
The recession has forced many Americans to make some hard choices, but none as stark as this: food or shelter. One in every four families that rent their homes could have to choose between paying rent, buying groceries or staying current on bills, according to a report released Tuesday. Yepoka Yeebo at Huffington Post... Continue Reading »
