Millenials Make Up Biggest Share Of First Time Homebuyers

A interesting piece on Millenials wanting to buy a home today on NPR, 4 minutes. http://www.npr.org/2016/03/24/470974459/forget-generation-rent-more-younger-americans-aim-to-buy
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Alameda Boys & Girls Club 31st Annual Dinner & Auction

I have been involved with the Alameda Boys & Girls Club now for almost 2 years. During that time I have taught photography and video classes for the kids as well as producing video for events. The Annual Dinner & Auction is the clubs biggest event of the year.
Alameda Boys And Girls Club 2016 Gala Dinner & Auction from Kaakeman on Vimeo.
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Housing prices expected to rise 5% over the next year.

Despite expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, U.S. home prices are likely to rise 5 percent this year, followed by nearly as solid gains in 2017, a Reuters poll found.

The Fed hiked interest rates for the first time in a decade in December but the housing market remained robust, with home resales reaching a six-month high in January.

In 2015, home prices also gained 5 percent, despite widespread expectations of a Fed interest rate rise, according to the S&P/Case Shiller composite index of prices in 20 metropolitan areas.

For 2016, the S&P/Case Shiller index was seen rising 5.0 percent, according to the median expectation in a poll of 24 analysts. That compared with the 4.0 percent forecast in December's poll.  (Source Reuters Case Schiller report)

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