Rental Vacancies The Highest Since 1980

The apartment vacancy rate ended the year at 8%, the highest level since Reis Inc., a New York research firm that tracks vacancies and rents in the top 79 U.S. markets, began its tally in 1980. Rents fell 3% last year, according to Reis, led by declines in San Jose, Calif., Seattle, San Francisco and… Read More

Can the housing market rally last? (Everett Herald)

WASHINGTON — Extraordinary government efforts to stabilize the housing market are paying off. What happens when the help runs out is anyone’s guess.

Government efforts drive home sales surge (Pioneer Press)

WASHINGTON — Extraordinary government efforts to stabilize the housing market are paying off. What will happen when the help runs out is anyone’s guess.