California low- and moderate-income families forced out of the cities
California contains six of the top ten metropolitan areas with disproportionate numbers of low- and moderate-income residents forced out of the city.
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Tag: suburbia
City-living is preferred in California — if you have the money
While cities may be the future of California real estate, the suburbs are surging.
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Suburban and urban home values: California bucks the trend
Across the U.S., homebuyers are willing to spend more money to buy an urban dwelling than a suburban home. However, California’s unique geography makes suburban living more desirable.
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Homeowners spend more income on transportation costs
Sometimes, you need an extra paycheck just to get to work.
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The people want bigger homes—will they get what they want?
Will homebuyers be willing to compromise on size for location?
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Is suburbia making a comeback?
Conflicting reports show a complex future for the suburbs.
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Micro mini: the compact future of urban housing
The micro apartment points to the future of urban housing.
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City or suburbia? HUD has the answers.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has unveiled an online calculator that informs homebuyers how affordable living in a particular neighborhood is for their transportation habits.
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Suburban poverty: the new normal?
Is it the end of the road for the American Dream in suburbia?
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California prepares for Gen Y to move out… hopefully soon
Moving back home with mom and dad has become widely accepted among members of Generation Y (Gen Y)...
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Cohabitation increases in Lesser Depression; days in suburbia are numbered
Long the focal point of California real estate, suburban communities are becoming less popular in...
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Poverty hits home with suburban poor
The guise of the suburban American Dream has ended, per Brookings Institute analysis of 2010...
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Opportunity knocks downtown
Population density in the urban core leads to more innovation and thus increased job growth....
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The fate of suburbia
Part II of this article series comments on the deterioration of suburbia in its current form and discusses the factors shaping suburbia’s future.
Read MoreFrom city to suburbia then back
Part I of this article series comments on the coming depopulation of suburbia as the highly educated Generation Y and retiring Baby Boomers return to California’s urban cores.
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