A report from Mansion Global. "Austin, Texas has cooled faster than any other major U.S. metro over the past year, according to the report. The city’s median price plummeted 13% year over year in February. Austin leads a trend where…
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A report from the Los Angeles Times in California. "Industry experts generally agree that L.A.’s luxury market has slowed down this year, and the data agree. 'I’ll do anything to sell,' said the owner of one home in Brentwood who…
A report from the Mercury News in California. "'Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse is good for real estate,' said Chris Thornberg, an economist and founder of Beacon Economics. 'I mean it. If it forces the Federal Reserve to truly sit on…
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A weekend topic starting with 48 Hills. "If you were looking for an event that epitomizes the neoliberalization of the University of California, you’d be hard pressed to top the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies’ 2022 Lake Arrowhead Symposium. Despite being…
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A weekend topic starting with Time. "The idea that banking mistakes could plunge the U.S. economy into a recession is familiar—the Great Recession that began in 2007 was caused when banks made risky home loans and then sold to lenders…
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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "After reaching a peak of $670,000 in May 2022, median home prices in Northwest Austin have been consistently declining since August, according to the Austin Board of Realtors. February marks the seventh…