ralph mclachlan at trulia. nice to have you here. >> thank you, happy to be here. >> reporter: why is it going to be a mixed bag? we heard about the lack of inventory and strong demand. what's mixed bag about the new year? >> we ran a survey earlier this year at trulia and found two sort of polar opposite effects. home buyers on the optimistic side are actually telling us home ownership is a large part of their american dream. 75% tell us they do want to own a home some day. that's very positive news. on the more pessimistic side, more home buyers are telling us they think 2016 will be worse than 2015 for buying a home particularly when it comes to getting a mortgage and also when it comes to renting a home, and rising rents are actually having also an impact on home buying activity. primarily because it makes saving up for the down payment which is very, very important more difficult. >> you know, you're in a very expensive part of the housing market out in beautiful mountain view, california. i would assume t

the "year ahead in housing" report from real estate site trulia has some interesting news for anyone looking to buy a new home. they found an increasing number of americans want to buy a home, including a surge in millennials looking to become first time buyers but many fear rising interest rates will put home buying out of reach. trulia predicts the key will be where you decide to buy. the real steals will be in the so-called "bargain belt" -- southern and midwestern locations. if you plan to put your home up for sale in 2016, you can increase your chances of selling by taking note of some easy fixes. first, you can depersonalize your home faceless, fancy photos or art. that way, potential buyers can picture themselves living there and not you. you should also clean and de-clutter so the space looks bigger. if your house is empty, consider staging the rooms and updating the kitchen and bathrooms if needed. first impressions matter, so you could also try adding fresh flowers to your garden to appeal to buyers. twitter users who post hateful or violent speech on the social network wil

trulia predicts the key will be where you decide to buy. the housing company says the west and northeast dubbed "costly coasts" are going to see a cooling trend in housing markets. the real steals will be in the so- called "bargain belt" -- southern and midwestern locations. the biggest fear for would-be homeowners is the down payment. 42-percent worry about trying to find the money to put down on a new home. but buying is still a better deal than renting, according to trulia. even with rising interest rates, their report found buying a home is a better financial deal in 98-percent of the top 100 markets. --suggested follow-up question-- 1) what are some "bargain belt" if people want to buy their first home? unlv's run for the mountain west title kicks off tonight against fresno state. its the first time since the 20-10, 20- 11 season the runnin' rebels have opened the conference season at home the fresno state bulldogs are picked 5th in the conference-- and averaging more than 75 points a game. unlv played fresno only once last season and

trulia says the northeast and slowdown. it expects the hot new markets to emerge in the bargain belt, southern and midwestern locations. trulia says more americans want to buy homes, especially millennials who have never owned a home before. many of the potential buyers are concerned about the effect of rising interest rates on mortgages. one ride-sharing company is bowing out. sidecar will stop offering rides at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, just before new year' s eve celebrations get underway. the company claims it invented ride-sharing, but it hasn' t been able to pick up the same kind of following as lyft or uber. celebration in new hampshire. josh: why wolfeboro has canceled its long-running celebration. jean: the unh hockey team plays maine in manchester. jamie will have a preview. josh: we are learning more about on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and

a survey by the real estate site trulia found 75 percent of all respondents and 80 percent of millennials want to become homeowners. but 20 per said they thought it would be harder to get mortgages in 2016. the site estimates it'll be a good year for southern and midwestern housing markets. a daycare program in tipton that includes children with special needs is receiving some national attention. tipton adaptive daycare began working with kids who have special behavioral or physical needs 10 years ago. last year, the daycare moved from a home setting to a larger commercial building in tipton. child care aware of america picked this program as the national child care provider of the month for november. director deborah vandergaast, who is also a registered nurse, says many visitors might not know of the special needs focus here. "this is not meant to look like a hospital or a special education classroom it's supposed to be integrated so they can participate in the program at their best ability with their non disabled peers." about one third of the children have special needs. tonight at si

she works for trulia, a real estate listing company. so, when she decided to trade up from her condo to a bigger home in red-hot san francisco, she knew what she was in for. >> you can't get too wrapped up in this process, because it can emotionally drain you. >> reporter: it took more than a dozen offers and nearly a year for bruno to get her new home. >> i'm not sure there's any offers that aren't overasking in san francisco. definitely, every single offer that i put in was overasking. there was one point i put in an offer of 52% over, and i was in the middle of the pack of 15 offers. >> reporter: driving prices and tight inventory are blamed for weak sales in november. pending home sales, which are a measure of signed contracts, not closings, fell just under 1%, well below expectations of a gain. sales are still up from a year ago, but by the smallest margin in over a year. and it's not just san francisco, either. here in washington, d.c., half the homes for sale in november sold in less than two weeks. there's barely a two-month sup

trulia says the northeast and slowdown. it expects the hot new markets