Eric Bunge, partner at nArchitects, explains why demand for micro-housing is booming across major U.S. cities.
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Housing recovery radar: Where are the next hot spots?
The housing recovery is starting to heat up—so much so in some areas, the “b” word—bubble—is starting to pop up.
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Easy returns on housing investments may be over
With stock prices in flux and bond prices falling, some investors are seeking shelter in the booming housing market. But that may be a losing proposition, according to two researchers at the Atlanta Fed.
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Housing starts up 24 per cent over last year
Construction starts on single-detached homes in Red Deer last month were up 14 per cent from July 2012, to 32 from 28, according to the latest stats from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. However, work commenced on just four units in the multi-family category, marking an 81 per cent drop from the 21 multi-family starts for the same month a year ago.
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CMHC Implementing New Rules
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) have implemented new rules on guarantees it offers banks and other lenders. A move CREB®’s president said is a step to control a market the agency feels is “overheated”.
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Alberta economic snapshot for July 27, 2013
CALGARY, AB, Jul 27, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Housing construction is an important driver of Alberta’s economy and supplying the correct number of homes to match the market demand is sometimes a challenge for home builders. However, the most recent data suggest there’s still plenty of room to build a few more.
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CREDIT SUISSE: ‘Rising Mortgage Rates Have Done Nothing To Slow Down Momentum In Home Buying’
The recovery of the U.S. housing market has been one of the most encouraging economic stories in the world in recent years.
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Housing recovery leaves Millennials behind
The house needed work — weatherproofing, a new back fence, a basement to transform into a bedroom — but the couple was excited nonetheless. The house would have been their first.
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Passive house coming to the Fort
Energy efficient homes may be coming to the Fort as a new “passive house” gets built.
The house, which was designed by David Zeibin, must meet a number of more discriminating specifications than a normal house would. But in the end, Zeibin says it should pay dividends.
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Housing starts stall, optimism doesn’t
Despite an unexpected and substantial fall in new home construction in June, industry analysts appear undeterred in their veritable housing euphoria.
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