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We just published an article ranking the counties in North Carolina who have built the most single family residential homes (per capita) over the past three years. You can find the details here:https://www.lawnstarter.com/raleigh-nc-lawn-care/which-north-carolina-county-is-building-the-most-homes...
06/14/2017
by John Egan Over the past 30 years, home values and home construction costs have been on parallel paths in the Houston, TX, metro area.A new LawnStarter analysis of data compiled by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy shows the value of an average single-family home in the Houston area jumped 1...
03/06/2017
by John Egan Good news for homebuyers in the Denver, CO metro area: Over the past 30 years, the rise in home values has outpaced the rise in home construction costs. Even more good news: Home values and home construction costs are not expected to wander off that path over the next several years.A...
03/06/2017
by John Egan  When it comes to expensive homes, which places come to mind first? San Francisco, CA? New York, NY? Undoubtedly, those are two of the priciest home markets in the country. So it might come as a surprise that among 46 major metro areas, Charlotte, NC, saw the second highest rise in h...
03/06/2017
Is homeownership becoming less fashionable in Washington, DC? New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau suggest it is. A LawnStarter analysis of Census Bureau data shows the DC metro area’s homeownership rate slipped to 63.1 percent in 2016 from 64.6 percent in 2015. That’s the lowest homeownership...
03/06/2017
By John EganJanuary 10, 2017  Sorry, Big Apple. You’re not Apartmentville USA, even though everyone in Manhattan seems to live in an apartment. Instead, our Apartmentville USA title goes to Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN. A LawnStarter review of newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows tha...
01/26/2017
By John Egan January 12, 2017  Homeowners in the Denver metro area must be making a ton of trips to Home Depot and Lowe’s. A LawnStarter analysis of new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows 69.3 percent of homeowners in the Denver area had undertaken home improvement projects in the past two ye...
01/25/2017
by John Egan January 16, 2017  Homeowners in the Kansas City MO, metro area have lots of room to roam. A LawnStarter analysis of new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that among 25 major metro areas, the Kansas City area boasts the biggest share of homes sitting on lots measuring at least 5 ...
01/25/2017
by John Egan January 23, 2017  Wouldn’t it be nice to live in your own home but not have to make a monthly mortgage payment? For many homeowners in the New Orleans, LA, metro area, that’s a pleasant reality. A LawnStarter review of U.S. Census Bureau data indicates 4 of every 10 owner-occupied ho...
01/25/2017
by John EganJanuary 24, 2017 For some homeowners in the Houston, TX, metro area, mortgage interest rates are practically as high as an in-flight rocket. Among the 25 major metro areas included in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2015 American Housing Survey, Houston had the largest share of homeowners wi...
01/25/2017
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