Rising rents in top metros forcing high share of low-income employees to relocate
Houston development to be the largest, small-unit project in the nation
San Francisco, San Jose and LA among metros with highest gains compared to purchase price
Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging the city’s plan to collect fees from affordable housing developers, and real estate agents in the Bay Area fear it may further drive up home prices and constrict supply
Although perceptions are higher than appraisal values, economists say gap falls within normal range
Groups target condo projects, sizable townhome communities
Projects in Sunnyvale and San Jose recently delivered
RealtyTrac report shows number of investors completing flips hit highest numbers since 2007
Fewer homes for sale nationally strains home buying market
Affordability in these markets appears to be driving sales activity
Buyers that purchased in 2012 appear in a good position to sell
The saving grace might be the high demand -- should it persist
And 20 markets where they are still losing money on average
Interactive heat maps showing markets with most equity rich homeowners and most seriously underwater homeowners
San Jose, San Francisco remain state's top-performing markets