Property Values

Exurban developments are struggling to control their rampant foreclosure rates and plummeting housing values.

Foreclosed homes are creating blight in urban and suburban areas all across the country, lowering property values by more than $200 billion.

In suburban St. Paul, Minnesota, homeowners are losing the battle to keep affordable housing our of their neighborhoods. This Pioneer Press article includes a video that nicely shows both sides of the issue.

A recent conference in Austin, Texas, of real estate appraisers explored how they should incorporate green-building techniques and features into their assessment of properties.

New Jersey struggles to develop fair rules on affordable housing. "The whole thing is madness at this point," says a Sussex County administrator.

Falling revenues from real estate taxes could impact transit expansion plans as New York's MTA faces a sharp decline.

Measures are moving forward in Connecticut and Vermont that would protect the rights of residents to dry their laundry on clotheslines -- an act many opponents say drives down property values.