A report from The Naples News in Florida. "Has it become a buyers' market? Zillow, indeed, has declared it just that, now officially designating both the Collier and Lee County areas as cold markets. As of July, its freshest data, Zillow shows listed Collier real estate lingering on its site for an average of 142 days ⁠— the fourth highest peak in six years in a market full of crests and valleys. Lee has stayed more consistent recently, with listings staying within 100 and 115 days, since 2017."

"Jeff Jones, president of NABOR and broker at Keller Williams Naples, noted that owners of almost a third of homes in his market dropped their prices in August. 'There were 1,443 price reductions made during August, which is important for buyers as this is an indication that many sellers are eager to sell,' Jones said. Developers, such as Neal Communities, which is building nine Southwest Florida housing projects, are also providing incentives on their homes, cutting prices on some by as much as $30,000 and offering to cover closing costs."

From NTD on New York. "For years, Chinese money has been the darling of the real estate industry, but that has been changing. U.S. home sales to Chinese buyers are likely to drop to an eight-year low. The $13.4 billion investment for the year ending in March is down more than 50 percent compared with more than $30 billion in both 2017 and 2018. And that decline has hit hard on the luxury apartment market in Manhattan, according to real estate broker Jason Haber at Warburg Realty. 'Every other article in the news today and real estate is ‘high-end market struggling,’ ‘luxury market struggling.’ A lot of that is because of the decline of the Chinese buyers.'"

The New Jersey Hills. "The local real estate market continues to ebb and flow, with developers pushing for more rental housing, sales of million-dollar estates still struggling, but homes priced under $1 million selling well, according to local Realtors. The sluggish sales pace of million-dollar homes dates back to the economic downturn in 2008, said John Turpin, president of Turpin Realtors of Far Hills."

"'On the face of it, it's a lack of confidence' in that market,' he said. 'It does not necessarily mean people don't have the money. It's (a matter of) being uncertain as to whether it's a smart move.'"

The Chicago Tribune in Illinois. "Homebuilder Jerry James, president of Glenview-based Edward R. James Partners, doesn’t need to study statistics to grasp the sluggishness of the local housing market. He lives it. 'This is the toughest I’ve seen it, and I’ve been in the business since 1985,' James says. 'Whether you own a home in Carpentersville or Hinsdale, the value of your home is being hit hard,' James says. 'For the middle class, that’s their nest egg. This is not just an upper-class problem. It’s anyone who owns a piece of property.'"

"Catering to empty nesters, James sees the investment losses homeowners are experiencing when they downsize. Why is it happening? 'Increasing taxes on property as a result of the pension situation is it in a nutshell. People’s homes aren’t appreciating, and tax bills are going up. It’s a bad combination that doesn’t feel good to anybody.'"

The Nashville Post in Tennessee. "Anthony Hitt, CEO of Engel & Völkers Americas, said Nashville is 'ripe for buyers' thanks to its increasing housing inventory and tech startups."

From WREG in Tennessee. "People in a Midtown neighborhood are fed up after they say squatters moved into a five-bedroom house on North Parkway. Neighbors say the home at 1716 North Parkway had been empty for months after the former owners moved out earlier this year. With the home now in foreclosure, residents say squatters have taken over and they feel there’s nothing being done about it. 'We started paying a little more attention and realized somebody’s squatting in this house,' said Taylor Capocaccia. 'The fact that somebody would come and go so easily at a house at one of the busiest intersections in Midtown is kind of shocking.'"

"Since the home is listed as foreclosed, Capocaccia said there's no one to kick the new residents out. Several people we spoke with say the trash on the property has made this once-beautiful home an eyesore. The company foreclosing on the property, BSI Financial Services, said they are aware of the issue and they plan to deal with it within the next 48 hours."

The Las Cruces Sun in New Mexico. "While median home prices in the greater Las Cruces area continue to appreciate, the median price in Picacho Hills is struggling to keep pace. According to the MLS data, the median price of the single-family homes sold in Picacho Hills between 2015 and 2016 rose by $84,500, or 34.1 percent. The median prices in 2015 and 2016 were $248,000 and $332,500, respectively. Beginning in 2017 and continuing through 2018 and 2019, the median price declined each year."

"During the first eight months of 2017 the median price declined by $7,500, to $325,000. Between 2017 and 2018 the median price dropped by another $14,500, to $310,500. This year, the median price fell by an additional $21,500, to $289,000. On the bright side, the time it takes to sell a Picacho Hills home has steadily declined over the past three years, dropping to 139 days this year from a high of 277 days in 2016."

The San Francisco Chronicle in California. "The price of living in a San Francisco icon just got a few million dollars cheaper. The penthouse of the famed Clock Tower building on Second and Bryant streets came to market in 2016 asking $8.5 million. It later went off the market without a sale. But now it's back — and asking a mere $6 million."

The Home Buying Institute on California. "There are plenty of U.S. cities where values are actually dropping right now. And in some cities, they are falling fast. Today, we’ll be taking a look at some of the California cities where home prices are dropping in 2019 (and could continue to drop into 2020). Draw a big, imaginary circle just to the south of San Francisco. Make sure it includes most of the South Bay and East Bay regions, along with all of Santa Clara County. That’s where prices are dropping."

"As of fall 2019, home values were falling in places like Cupertino, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose and Sunnyvale. All of these real estate markets have something in common. They’ve all experienced rapid (and unsustainable) home-price gains over the past few years. In most of these markets, severe inventory shortages have created a kind of frenzy among buyers that causes them to make offers above the asking price. This in turn has caused home values to skyrocket."

"But those days seem to be in the past, for the most part. Now the trend has reversed. Instead of skyrocketing, home prices are now plummeting in some of these California cities. The biggest price drops seem to be occurring in the South Bay / Santa Clara Valley region of the state. In some of those cities — like Cupertino and Milpitas — median home values have dropped by more than 10% over the past year."

From KITV on Hawaii. "Oahu's shortage and higher costs of housing have been partially blamed on illegal short term rentals, but market researcher Ricky Cassiday said that has not been the case on Oahu. 'This is a good economy. For our rent not to go up, it had to be there was plenty of supply or no real demand for long term rental units…like in Waikiki,' stated Cassiday. In Kakaako, where many new condos went in, rents were even found to have dropped. 'The reason why the average rent is going down is more listings, there is extra supply,' stated Cassiday."

The Wall Street Journal. "For years, WeWork’s parent company was defined by big spending as it relentlessly pursued rapid growth. Now, in the aftermath of a botched initial public offering attempt and the ouster of co-founder and chief executive Adam Neumann, it is facing a different reality: It needs to stop bleeding cash. We Co. had $2.5 billion of cash as of June 30. At its current rate of cash burn—about $700 million a quarter—it would run out of money some time after the first quarter of 2020, according to Chris Lane, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. He and his colleagues projected in a recent note to clients that We would burn through nearly $10 billion in cash between 2019 and 2022, assuming it keeps growing."

"'Something is wrong,' said Nori Gerardo Lietz, a lecturer on real estate and venture capital at Harvard Business School 'They’re not managing their growth—they’re spending money like drunken sailors,' and their general and administrative costs are growing too fast, she said."