A report from the Seattle Times in Washington. "Home prices on the Eastside have now dropped on a year-over-year basis. In Seattle, the median house is nearly $100,000 cheaper than last spring. And across King County, the number of condos…
A report from the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. "Homebuilding giant Lennar Corp. and its Clearwater-based mortgage subsidiary made loans to unqualified buyers and violated federal laws, a former employee alleges. In a lawsuit filed in Pinellas County Circuit Court,…
A report from the Orange County Register in California. "Real estate agents report some of their clients have decided to wait it out. Home prices are due to go back down, those buyers say. This doesn’t mean the sky is…
A press release from Boston Agent Magazine in Massachusetts. "The start of a new calendar year is welcomed with parties, well-wishing and an eye toward new beginnings. But in the business and finance world, most people rang in 2019 fixated…
A report from GlobeSt on Florida. "A Franklin Street broker who recently completed the sale of a 'workforce' housing complex here explains the several factors behind continuing investor demand. 'This includes a fear of oversupply in the Class A+ new…
A report from the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia. "Opal. It may be apt - after the huge New Year’s Eve rail-fail left people muttering 'Sydney is over' - that our transport card should name-share with the building that may…
A report from Macleans in Canada. "Kirk Marsh first noticed the mood start to turn in Vancouver’s housing market a year ago. As a real estate investor who buys homes and condos then fixes them up for resale, Marsh has…
A report from Market Place on New York. "Christa Chi sells Manhattan apartments and homes for a living. So when she listed her one-bedroom midtown apartment in August 2017, she expected buyers to jump. The place had rooftop access and a…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'Sellers celebrated in the first half of the year with a crazy blur of multiple offers and fast sales,' said Jill Schafer, head of the Denver Metro Association of Realtors market trends…
A report from Star Metro Vancouver in Canada. "After years of dramatic increases, Vancouver’s most expensive homes are plummeting in value — but experts say affordability is still out of reach. Single-detached family homes will plunge by five to 10…