A report from Villages-News in Florida. "A seller hopes a $30,000 price cut will get things moving at a home in The Villages. The home at 4168 Burgess Drive in the Village of Richmond is now listed at $1.12 million.…
A report from CBC News on Florida. "Jasmin Gosselin has been escaping Quebec's freezing temperatures for over 20 years, seeking refuge in his Boynton Beach condo, nestled in the Sunshine State. But his comfort doesn't come at the expense of…
A report from NPR. "The final figures for home sales last year are in, and the story is quite grim: 2024 was the slowest year for existing home sales in nearly three decades. At least there's some good news in…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Since last summer, ABC Action News has covered what many say is a collapse in Florida's condo market. Tuesday, we heard from retiree George Prybys, 84, who told us the price of…
A report from KTOO. "On the night of Jan. 7, Juneau resident Drew Dembowski had just returned to his home of nearly 30 years. The idyllic brick ranch house sat at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains in Altadena.…
A report from Agence France-Presse. "As he looks at the ruins of his home razed when deadly fires tore through the Los Angeles area, Sebastian Harrison knows it will never be the same again, because he was not insured. 'I…
A report from the New York Post. "This California grandmother’s newly renovated house was completely demolished by the deadly LA wildfires — but she’s still on the hook for the $800,000 mortgage she took out to pay for the upgrade.…
A report from Reuters on California. "Deisy Suarez-Giles lost the four-bedroom Altadena home she bought in 2021. She and her husband, Keith Giles, have secured a hotel room in downtown Los Angeles near their spa business at about $170 a…
A report from CNN. "It’s a situation many California homeowners are finding themselves in as insurers have dumped millions of policies in the state since 2020. 'They stopped renewing what they thought was sh*tty risk,' Los Angeles insurance agent Carla Ramirez…
A report from Bloomberg. "The Los Angeles wildfires are exposing a gap between what people thought their homes were worth and what they’ll actually get from insurance companies when those houses have been reduced to ash. Potentially thousands of homeowners…