Housing market

It became typical during the last administration and Council for development agreements to be submitted as emergency ordinances; an exemption like this could have less than a week between introduction and approval. But that's changing.

Data shows that 30% of Hamilton County households are cost-burdened, meaning they're spending 30% of household income on housing costs. Nearly all cost-burdened households make less than $50,000 a year. Renters are also more likely to be cost-burdened than homeowners.

December home sales in the Cincinnati area were up from a year ago, but not by much. The Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors reports 1,616 sales last month,…

Area realtors say 2013 ended on a high note for home sales. The Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors is reporting December closings rose 14.2 percent…