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Housing affordability falls to lowest level since Great Recession

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Taming housing costs will ultimately require building more homes, and it will be easier to increase production in more affordable smaller and mid-sized markets that are growing in population and attracting new businesses.”. For the seventh straight quarter, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif., San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad.

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Suburban Housing: Increased trend or permanent shift?

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Supply and demand have geared toward the suburban markets—a trend already in progress pre-COVID-19—with suburban multi-family products comprising all the rental demand in the second quarter of 2020. a bedroom community of Los Angeles), Norfolk and Richmond, Va., Meanwhile, smaller suburbs and cities such as Inland Empire, Calif.

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Housing affordability nears two-year low

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As builders look to ramp up production, the work-at-home trend is contributing to a suburban shift , meaning that buyers have additional market power to shop for affordable markets.”. In descending order, they included Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale; Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine; San Diego-Carlsbad; and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.

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Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite: Separating Fact from Fiction

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The top 10 cities, in order, are Baltimore, Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Columbus OH, Cincinnati, Detroit, New York, San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose and Dallas/Fort Worth. Whether you’re at home or traveling, she also recommends a product like the Ortho Home Defense Bed Bug Trap.