A report from the Citizen Times in North Carolina. "A celebrated entrepreneur has had his real estate license stripped after keeping 'at least' tens of thousands of dollars owed to Airbnb owners whose properties he managed, state regulators said. Shawn Johnson…
A report from the Berkshire Eagle in Massachusetts. "Even as local real estate values strengthened in 2018, one leading indicator of distress glowed red. The number of scheduled foreclosure auctions in the Berkshires increased last year over 2017, as borrowers'…
A report from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "February sales for various housing types in the Vancouver area have tumbled to a 10-year low, with the market for detached houses getting hit the hardest. The price for detached properties…
A report from The Signal in California. "The sales inventory of homes and condominiums for the Santa Clarita Valley area rose for the eighth consecutive month as sales dropped and prices increased, the Southland Regional Association of Realtors recently announced.…
A report from the Arizona Republic. "It’s still a sellers market in metro Phoenix, but buyers are gaining ground. At the same time, the number of homes for sale is up. 'Buyers now might be competing with three other offers…
A report from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "A prominent Vancouver immigration lawyer and other experts are praising the surprising amount of information that the province has demanded on the declaration form for its new Speculation and Vacancy Tax…
A weekend topic starting with Gothamist in New York. "Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city had issued a subpoena against the home-sharing giant Airbnb, demanding information on approximately 20,000 Airbnb listings in New York City. Chris Lehane, the…
A report from Bloomberg on Australia. "Australia’s worst property slump in a generation has created some obvious losers. Investors who bought at the top of the market are underwater; homeowners looking to sell are having to slash prices and developers…
A report from Boise Dev in Idaho. "First they planned 126 apartments. Then, after pushback, 47 homes. Finally, after more changes and hearings, a plan for 42 homes won approval. A year later, the project is stopped, and the property…
A weekend topic starting with Market Watch. "There’s new hope to phase out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from the housing sector, a Heritage Foundation research fellow said at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. Heritage’s Joel Griffith said while…