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New Housing Survey from Fannie Mae Shows Increased Preference for Renting

Fannie Mae has released its latest National Housing Survey, which was conducted in June and July 2010 to measure American consumers’ confidence in homeownership as an investment, the current state of respondents’ household finances, and views on the U.S. housing market and the overall economic…

Housing Vacancy Data for the Second Quarter 2010 Released

Housing Vacancy Survey data for the second quarter of 2010 indicates that the housing and economic crisis is continuing, ultimately increasing both vacancies and the number of renters nationwide. While the proportion of all housing that was vacant and marked as for sale (3.4%) or rent (1.5%)…

Rents Rising in Areas of Concentrated Foreclosures, Chicago Report Finds

The Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University has released a new report in which it examines Chicago’s vacancy and rental prices in relation to areas of highly concentrated foreclosures. The authors conclude that due to the demand for rental housing in areas of high foreclosure rates,…

State of the Nation’s Housing 2010: Housing Stabilizing, But Future Uncertain

Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies will release its State of the Nation’s Housing 2010 report the morning of Monday, June 14. The annual report provides a concise summary and analysis of recent trends and emerging issues in the nation’s housing markets and a discussion of what might be…