Nebraska attempts to stave off housing crisis with upzoning plan

As home values slowly creep up, Nebraska legislators are attempting to curtail a possible affordability crisis with three housing-related bills. Continue reading

Strict zoning laws are exacerbating the affordability crisis: Study

A working paper published by Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania draws a connection between booming home price growth and zoning. Continue reading

No worries for markets over Christmas holidays

The all-important 10-year T-note at 1.92 percent today is flirting with the highs since the big drop in early August and has risen steadily since the September low. However, with the Fed on hold, we have little risk of the kind of big run upward that w… Continue reading