5.2 Million Renters Plan to Buy in the Next Year

5.2 Million Renters Plan to Buy in the Next Year

Jackie Bigness and her family are finally ready to buy a home. After years of renting, plus 8 months of living with her parents while they saved for a down payment, Bigness and her husband are house-hunting in earnest — and in the snow. “Because we have such an early start here in Chicago, we’ve been trudging through the snow — and what’s out there in our price range is insulting,” Bigness says. She hopes the listings will improve as home-selling season ramps up. The Bignesses are at the front

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Property Investors Set to Benefit as Global Capital Flows East to West in 2015 – Urban Land Magazine

Property Investors Set to Benefit as Global Capital Flows East to West in 2015 – Urban Land Magazine

The movement of capital from East to West is likely to remain the major influence on real estate markets in 2015, according to Global Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2015, a summary report of all three Emerging Trends in Real Estate reports reflecting global real estate investor sentiment, published jointly by PwC and the Urban Land Institute.

Source: urbanland.uli.org