A report from Globe St. "As the cycle continues to mature, apartment developers are seeing more opportunities for ground-up apartment construction in semi-urban or urban-core-adjacent neighborhoods and mid-rise construction. Some capital sources have been concerned about overbuilding in urban core markets, where most apartment construction has been concentrated this cycle. 'Because there has been a concern that core urban markets are overbuilt, we have started to look into the neighborhoods surrounding the urban core,' says Navi Sandhu of Century West Partners and Fifield Cos."

From WCPO in Ohio. "Luxury apartments with health clubs, stainless steel appliances, and granite counter tops are all the rage these days with millennials. But tenants in a new Loveland, Ohio luxury complex are saying 'where's the luxury?' Heather Poast showed us the unfinished community center at River Ridge apartments, 6 to 9 months after most tenants moved in."

"'There's supposed to be a fitness center and coffee bar with free coffee,' she said. But all that stands there is an unfinished building, surrounded by yellow tape. Tenants told us they could have moved to any number of other apartment complexes in Warren County for less money."

From Realtor.com on New York. "This $48.5 million, three-story penthouse in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood is once again the most expensive listing of the week on realtor.com®. A little over a year ago, the 8,000-square-foot, four-bedroom, seven-bath condo was introduced with a significantly higher asking price of $65 million."

"The price was reduced to $59.5 million in November 2018, and then $52.75 million in March 2019. The home reappeared this week with a new broker and a new price tag."

The Houston Chronicle in Texas. "The letter literally took her breath away. 'Notice of foreclosure sale,' Aurora St. Andrassy read as a friend drove her home from work in August 2016. The letter informed her that her home in the Sugar Branch Condominiums in southwest Houston would be sold at auction due to about $11,000 she owed to the homeowners association."

"'I felt a block of rocks fell on my head, my heart pounding,' recalls St. Andrassy, now 85. 'I could hardly breathe. I had to be helped, almost carried, from the car to my doorstep.'"

"'If what the plaintiffs are alleging in this case is true, it’s been clear in this lawsuit that there is just a huge disparity of power between homeowners who live in a condo and the condo association because of the way the current law is set up, as opposed to traditional homeowners in subdivisions that have a little more protection,' said Amir Befroui, managing attorney for the Foreclosure Prevention Project at Lone Star Legal Aid, a legal service for the poor."

"A Houston Police Department inspection in September 2017, more than a year after the defendants became board members, found numerous code violations. The report mentioned failure to secure gates, unmaintained fencing, a dirty pool, unsafe structures, exposed hazardous materials, opened mailboxes, rodents and lack of parking illumination, among other issues."

The Mountain View Voice in California. "Santa Clara County issued permits for 2,781 housing units from January through June this year, a precipitous drop from the 3,808 permits issued over the same period in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Alameda, Contra Costa and San Mateo counties also saw permits fall over the same period, contributing to the sudden reversal of otherwise consistent growth across California extending back to the 2008 recession."

"Part of the problem is that the price to build is through the roof, and residential projects that used to pencil out are no longer feasible, said Leslye Corsiglia, executive director of the nonprofit SV@Home. Despite the regional housing crisis and the need to build more homes, she said market forces are working against residential projects. High costs are causing some developers to revoke proposals, while projects that have already been approved are sitting inactive because of rising costs."

"'What we've seen in San Jose in particular is they have about 7,000 units right now in the pipeline, but most are stalled,' Corsiglia said, adding that a grand total of 1,400 units have been completely withdrawn from the city's planning process."

The Real Deal on California. "Los Angeles homes linked to two Oscar-winning actresses and an Oscar-winning director made the news this week. Brie Larson — Laurel Canyon — and Reese Witherspoon — Zuma Beach — both sold their houses. In Encino, the former home of director Ron Howard hit the market. The Beverly Hills home that once belonged to tycoon and Hollywood producer and director Howard Hughes was set to be auctioned off."

"In Beverly Hills, a home tied to the late — and eccentric — tycoon Howard Hughes is set to be auctioned off after some price cuts. It was most recently listed at $10.9 million, but after lingering for two years on the market, the 4,600-square-foot home is headed for auction. It’s the latest example of the slowdown in Los Angeles’ luxury market."

"Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson took a slight loss after selling her place in Laurel Canyon. Variety reported that the actress sold the recently upgraded 2,900-square-foot residence for $2.17 million, after she purchased it in 2016 for $2.25 million."