A report from Knowledge Wharton. "Susan Wachter, Wharton professor of real estate and finance, noted that at the top end, housing prices have moderated and are decreasing in major markets like New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and said…
A weekend topic starting with Market Place. "The following is an excerpt from Christopher Knowlton’s new book, 'Bubble in the Sun: The Florida Boom of the 1920s and how it brought on the Great Depression.' 'My first impression, as I…
A report from Point 2 Homes on Texas. ""Q: Would you recommend buying or renting in the largest cities in Texas this year? Shannon Cornelison-Brown Assistant Professor of Accounting Austin College: 'In the largest cities in Texas, investor funds have…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The St. George Metropolitan Area has ranked among the fastest-growing areas in the country for decades. But now, there are signs of a slowdown. Construction is down substantially from its peak in…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Mary Babinski, a senior loan officer with Motto Mortgage Champions in Trinity, Fla., recently wrote a 30-year loan for a retiree buying a home in New Port Richey. He had no problem qualifying,…
A report from Better Dwelling in Canada. "Canada’s recent real estate price boom is creating a lot of incentive for development. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation data show housing under construction jumped in Q4 2019. The number of homes currently…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Builders are on track to finish more new apartments in 2020 than in any year since the 1980s, a new study shows, with developers across the U.S. chasing after the more affluent tenants.…
A report from the Dallas Morning News in Texas. "A lender that provided more than $388 million to finance one of Plano’s biggest real estate developments has filed to foreclose on the project. Beal Bank put up the debt for…
A report from the Australian Financial Review. "Dixon Advisory's ailing US property fund has told investors it is writing down the value of its assets by up to 30 per cent, blaming a weak New York real estate market, development…
A report from the San Francisco Chronicle in California. "The Bay Area just said goodbye to a decade when real estate prices soared to astronomical heights. The 2010s were marked by $1 million fixer-uppers and bidding wars, and many homeowners…