In this month’s real estate roundup, we hear from industry leaders on their outlook on the real estate industry in 2020. Plus, a new change in SEC rules opens up investment opportunities for those who have just $500 to invest. And find out what we can learn about real estate from the new movie A Marriage Story. 

The Average Family Can't Afford a Home in 71% of the Country

As a decade-long economic boom pushes into 2020, affording a home isn't expected to become much easier for the average American, according to recent reports. Average wage earners can't afford to buy a home in 344 of 486 counties, or 71% of the U.S., according to a fourth-quarter analysis from real estate research firm Attom Data Solutions.

Study: Boom Time For Construction

Looking up at the glittering skyline, it’s plain to see just how much commercial real estate and construction has transformed Oregon and Southwest Washington. A new study surveyed a wide variety of commercial real estate and construction employees about their outlook on the 2020 market. 

Marriage Story Is Really a Movie About Prime Real Estate

The real stars of this film are the three homes that function as crucial set pieces for showing instead of telling the degrees of divorce in progress. This movie isn’t really about people and what happens to them during a divorce; it’s about what happens to their stuff.

2020 Real Estate Outlook

Some experts predict next year will be a good but not stellar year for home-buyers -- if the Fed continues to hold rates steady. CFRA’s Global Director of Industry and Equity Research Ken Leon joins Yahoo Finance's Seana Smith on The Ticker to discuss housing market expectations for 2020.

These Online Real Estate Investing Platforms Are Leveling the Field for Ordinary Investors 

Thanks to some recent changes in SEC regulations, normal everyday people can now invest in low-risk high-return real estate portfolios that were previously only available to the extremely wealthy. What’s more, there are a number of new online real estate investing platforms that provide high tech tools that make everything way easier than you might think.

The Most Competitive Neighborhoods in 2019

As the year comes to an end, real estate brokerage website Redfin has ranked the 20 most competitive neighborhoods of 2019, with one state dominating the most competitive housing market list and bidding wars at an all-time low. And, not a single Oregon street made the list. 

Managing the Disruption From Pocket Listings

They go by various names—pocket listings, office exclusives, “coming soon” properties—but whatever you call them, the growing phenomenon of off-MLS listings is a reality that practitioners are struggling to come to terms with, especially where inventory is tight.