Octavio's Stories
Amid gentrification, a 'new' D.C. emerges
By some measure, our nation’s capital has become the richest region in the country
Dec 5
DC
SF
Big banks cede market share to nonbanks
As the Dodd-Frank Act has made lending regulations more rigorous, other entities are getting in on the action
Nov 1
How are fix-and-flippers typically financed?
Borrowing costs tumbling, home prices rising and how flippers are managing it all
Oct 4
LA
SF
Boston building boom lifts housing
The trend is fueling experimentation like zero-net-energy apartments and more
Sep 2
Are housing bubbles reinflating in 3 major cities?
A look at San Francisco, New York and Miami
Jul 1
MI
SF
NY
LA
Nightmare on Main Street: When natural disaster strikes home
Post Hurricane Katrina, people have poured into devastated areas
May 27
MI
NY
Housing rebounds in Minneapolis-St. Paul, but unevenly
Low inventory remains the biggest barrier to the Twin Cities housing market
May 2