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America’s Most Densely Populated City Is In New Jersey

In general, the United States is a moderately densely populated nation. This statement is misleading. The low density of huge states geographically like Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota are part of the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

The Cheapest Home Market In America

A new study on the income needed to buy a median-priced home presents yet another example of the huge U.S. income disparity.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Flee Cleveland, As Soon As Possible

Some cities and states have declined to the extent that they have become poor places for people to live. These areas usually have a shrinking population, high poverty rates, faltering services, poor school systems,…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

The City With the Biggest Discounts on Houses

The housing market has been on a rollercoaster ride for over three years. Home prices spiked just after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. People could work from home. Many also wanted to leave…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Foreclosures Soar In Illinois

High foreclosure rates were supposed to be a thing of the past. They belong to the period of The Great Recession when foreclosure rates in some cities approached one in every 500 houses. As…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

The City Where Real Estate Prices Are Collapsing

The residential real estate market rallied at a near-record pace from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to just over a year ago. According to the S&P Case-Shiller price index, housing prices rose nearly…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

The Worst American City to Own a Home

A recent analysis reveals that big cities, especially in California, are the worst places in America for home ownership.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

People Can’t Afford To Buy Houses Again

Housing demand surged during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. People fled large cities, as “work from home” allowed them to move to places where housing costs were lower and the quality of living…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Atlantic City Leads Country in Foreclosures

Foreclosures were supposed to be a thing of the past. They were a regular occurrence during the housing collapse of the Great Recession. As the market recovered, there was rarely talk of home loan…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago