A report from News.com.au on Australia. "When Andy Neverly put his life savings into unit 2208 in Sydney’s Opal Tower, he thought he’d snapped up a 'dream home.' But that dream turned into a nightmare on Christmas Eve when residents…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "After a banner year, many small businesses are becoming more cautious about their investment and hiring plans. In parts of the country, real-estate markets seem less robust. Latitude 38 Housing Services, which provides…
A report from Mansion Global. "With a slowdown anticipated for luxury real estate markets in 2019, it’s possible that home flipping, too, could begin to taper off. ' Buyers and sellers are adjusting their expectations,' said Javier Vivas, director of…
A report from 9 News in Australia. "The Opal Tower in Sydney was sold as luxury living, the best money could buy. Potential buyers understandably believed that with the backing of the State Government they had nothing to fear. Just…
A weekend topic starting with KSL in Utah. "Jim Wood, Ivory-Boyer Senior Fellow at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, said housing prices in Salt Lake County have climbed 80 percent since 2005. 'That (housing price increase) includes a period…
A report from WSMV in Tennessee. "A shift in the Nashville housing market is leveling the playing field for buyers and sellers. Zillow finds the number of homes selling above asking price in Nashville dropped more than any of the…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Nearly a quarter of Denver-area residents looking for a home on Redfin are conducting their searches outside the metro area. That probably would be just another number, except that metro Denver’s housing…
A report from News.com.au in Australia. "Experts have been left stunned after Aussie house prices plunged at 'the fastest rate of decline ever seen.' And there’s more pain to come. 'If you had asked me in September last year I…
A report from the Bay Area Newsgroup on California. "The seven-year fever driving up Bay Area home prices may finally be breaking. The number of home sales plunged 20 percent from the previous December, and marked the slowest holiday month…
A report from the Post and Courier on South Carolina. "Home sales plunged across the Charleston region in December. Residential transactions plummeted 17 percent last month with 1,287 homes changing hands. 'It wasn’t a bad year, considering 2017 was a…