Housing Market /tags/housing-market Housing Market en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT Hoping to buy a home in the Midwest? Renting might be a better option for now /economy-business/2025-01-28/home-prices-midwest-rents-housing-real-estate-st-louis St. Louis ranked in the top 15 U.S. metros with the highest increase in home prices from December 2023 to 2024, according to Redfin. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-01-28/home-prices-midwest-rents-housing-real-estate-st-louis Kavahn Mansouri What will Missouri's housing market look like in 2025 for first-time homebuyers? /economy-business/2025-01-06/missouri-housing-market-2025-real-estate-buyers Following a slow year in the housing market, experts expect first-time Missouri homebuyers to have better prospects in 2025. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-01-06/missouri-housing-market-2025-real-estate-buyers Kelly Dereuck New housing development aims to make homeownership attainable in this north St. Louis neighborhood /economy-business/2024-09-26/north-st-louis-hebert-homes-development Since April 2023, the project concentrated along the 3600 and 3700 blocks of Hebert Street has rehabilitated 10 homes and newly constructed eight. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-09-26/north-st-louis-hebert-homes-development Eric Schmid East St. Louis nonprofit starts construction on $2 million workforce training center /economy-business/2024-08-02/east-st-louis-nonprofit-starts-construction-on-2-million-workforce-training-center With $1 million in funding from the federal government, R3 Development leaders hope they can be operational with their expansion in about 18 months. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 22:18:39 GMT /economy-business/2024-08-02/east-st-louis-nonprofit-starts-construction-on-2-million-workforce-training-center Will Bauer How a resurgence in affordable housing is reviving Jeff-Vander-Lou and north St. Louis /economy-business/2024-07-16/jeff-vander-lou-north-st-louis-affordable-housing-developments St. Louis' Prop NS funds help North Grand Neighborhood Services take on a giant task — one house at a time. Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-07-16/jeff-vander-lou-north-st-louis-affordable-housing-developments Lauren Harpold Manufactured homes are affordable and safer than ever. Could they help solve the housing crisis? /economy-business/2024-07-02/manufactured-homes-housing-crisis-tornado-affordable The federal government says new safety standards and building materials mean home buyers priced out of site-built houses have viable options. As storms become stronger and more frequent, experts are tempering expectations. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:24:58 GMT /economy-business/2024-07-02/manufactured-homes-housing-crisis-tornado-affordable Holly Edgell, Colson Thayer Nonprofit wants to attract middle-class residents to East St. Louis with $360,000 homes /economy-business/2024-06-27/new-east-st-louis-subdivison-middle-class-residents The Metro East community's population has been dropping since the 1950s. Lansdowne Up wants to reverse that trend by building the first market-rate housing in decades. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-06-27/new-east-st-louis-subdivison-middle-class-residents Will Bauer Rent in St. Louis has gotten out of control. Here’s why and what's being done about it /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-04-12/rent-in-st-louis-has-gotten-out-of-control-heres-why-and-whats-being-done-about-it It’s a familiar rule: People should not spend more than 30% of their income on housing. But for many who rent in St. Louis, that percentage has long been higher. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 22:49:33 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-04-12/rent-in-st-louis-has-gotten-out-of-control-heres-why-and-whats-being-done-about-it Miya Norfleet St. Louis and Missouri have some of the largest rent increases in the nation /economy-business/2024-02-26/st-louis-and-missouri-have-some-of-the-largest-rent-increases-in-the-nation New data from a rental company shows Missouri had the biggest increase in the median price of rent. Other statistics put St. Louis among the top 10 cities with change in price. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-02-26/st-louis-and-missouri-have-some-of-the-largest-rent-increases-in-the-nation Lauren Brennecke Minority homeownership rates are rising, but Black rates still below the national average /economy-business/2024-02-20/minority-homeownership-rates-are-rising-but-black-rates-still-below-the-national-average Homeownership rates have increased for minorities over the past few years, according to the National Association of Realtors 2024 Snapshot of Race and Home Buying in America Report. Just 41% of Black Americans own homes in Missouri, which is below the national average. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-02-20/minority-homeownership-rates-are-rising-but-black-rates-still-below-the-national-average Andrea Y. Henderson