The Anaheim City Council recently voted to ban short-term rentals (STRs), buckling under the pressure of an organized anti-STR campaign backed by not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) activists and hotel industry lobbyists.
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What can be done to ease financial disparity between rentiers and debtors — and how will this equilibrium benefit the real estate market?
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Will more millionaires mean more home sales?
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California real estate is heavily tax-favored. Is this what the market needs to best perform for California homeowner’s and real estate agents?
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The Great Recession ended nearly five years ago, yet the California real estate market is still recovering. Secular stagnation has led to long-term frustration. But what exactly is wrong and what’s to be done?
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This article disputes the claim that Wall Street is a vital component of a thriving economy and argues the current mortgage lending environment actually stifles the upward mobility of the middle class.
Read MoreSubsidies provided to those who claimed the 2009-2010 homebuyer tax credits have been lost due to depleted home values, according to Market Watch. The $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit and the $6,500 existing homebuyer tax...
Read MoreDo you think the Occupy Wall Street movement will have any impact on the housing market? No. (64%, 99 Votes) Yes! (19%, 30 Votes) Maybe if it were better organized. (17%, 26 Votes) Total Voters: 155 The right to fair housing for...
Read MoreCurrent U.S. financial policy sustains an unbridgeable gap between the demands of those who owe and those who are owed. This article explains why things didn’t have to be this way.
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