Outlook brightens in national housing survey: NAR | HousingWire

The number of Americans who believe homeownership is a positive financial investment is on the rise, and a majority of renters now say homeownership is one of their highest priorities for the future — both indicators that the housing recovery may be taking off.

Outlook brightens in national housing survey: NAR | HousingWire.

Outlook brightens in national housing survey: NAR | HousingWire

A New And Different Housing Bubble Is Taking Shape

From Business Insider

Wolf Richter

March 19

We have seen it for several years now: foreclosure sales—there were 5 million since the peak of the housing bubble—have become the hunting grounds for investors with two goals: hanging on to these homes until the Fed’s flood of money drives up their value; and defraying the expenses of ownership by renting them out. And funds have a third goal: collecting management fees.

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A New And Different Housing Bubble Is Taking Shape