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April 10, 2019
Nine of the 10 least hazardous metro areas have median home prices below the $287,400 national median. When you’re buying a house or moving to a new town, it’s important to consider the potential risks you, your family and your home are likely to face in your new location. In many cases, the hazards you’ll […]
March 22, 2019
As population has begun to surge in Minneapolis, the city gets ahead of a potential affordability crisis in a way that other cities should emulate. Minneapolis made national headlines in December when the City Council voted to completely eliminate exclusively single-family zoning throughout the city. This means that neighborhoods where new construction was previously limited […]
March 19, 2019
San Jose and San Francisco, among the nation’s most expensive housing markets, have two of the smallest gaps between the homeownership rates of low-income families and the overall population. Tampa, Florida has the smallest gap in homeownership rates between low-income families and the overall population. That’s followed by three California metros: San Jose, Riverside and […]
February 15, 2019
In the second in a series of blog posts examining candidates’ housing policies, Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather breaks down the zoning proposals put forward by Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, and Andrew Yang 2020 presidential candidates are advocating for changes to zoning laws as a way to combat the housing affordability crisis. Senator Cory Booker […]
February 7, 2019
In the first in a series of blog posts examining candidates’ housing policies, Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather breaks down rent relief, put forward by both Kamala Harris and Cory Booker What is rent relief? Two of the latest Democrats to announce they are running for president have advocated for rent relief. Kamala Harris and […]
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