A report from Realtor.com. "For more than a decade, short-term home rental websites such as Airbnb, HomeAway, and VRBO have helped everyday Americans squeeze some serious cash out of their homes. Easy-peasy! But those carefree good times may be coming…
A report from CNBC. "Sales of existing homes were weaker than expected in March. But behind the headline numbers, an even more disconcerting dynamic is playing out. Both the high end and the low end of the market are struggling…
A report from the Orlando Sentinel in Florida. "Home foreclosures in Orlando grew by 60 percent in the first quarter compared with the year before, even as foreclosures nationwide are falling. Lenders foreclosed on 2,049 homes in the first three…
Titled "Tailor Built Homes Site Visit 1.9.19" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQwk3QEvUWs&t=38s
A report from My Folsom in California. "The Folsom Housing market started out the first quarter of 2019 with a somewhat-expected whimper. We typically see a dip in prices too, and the average price per square foot was down to…
A report from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "Here’s how Royal Bank of Canada senior economist Robert Hogue sees things: 'If it wasn’t already apparent, March data provided clear evidence that some of Canada’s largest western markets are in…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "A gauge of U.S. home building and approvals for new projects declined in March, continuing a recent weak stretch for new housing construction. Single-family building has held near the highest levels since before…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'About 15 years ago – this is before the housing bubble burst – we had a similar situation where affordable housing was an issue,' said Marty Olejniczak, community development director for the…
A report from the Dallas Morning News in Texas. "Is Dallas-Fort Worth becoming a buyers' market? With more properties on the market and sales beginning to slow, things are starting to change. Half of the country's largest housing markets —…
A report from the New York Daily News. "A social media spat and an Airbnb-friendly bill being considered in the state capital brought renewed attention to the big bucks the home-sharing site dropped on an upstate Senate race. Critics from…