Housing prices have pretty much done nothing but rise for a long time now. That hasn’t just been good news for sellers, but it’s been good news for house flippers, who are back with a vengeance. Flipping — the high-risk art of buying a house, fixing it up and selling it for a sizeable profit […]

Housing starts fell sharply in October, while permits rose substantial. Over the past three years,they've nearly doubled.

When an investment is good for transient energy workers, but not for a small town.