A report from the Santa Cruz Sentinel in California. "Bay Area home buyers facing ever-escalating prices are adopting a new strategy — watching and waiting. Bay Area sales volume in September dropped nearly 20 percent, scraping lows not seen in…
A report from the Orange County Register in California. "Southern California’s housing market hit a big pothole in September, with home sales sinking almost 18 percent from the year before, CoreLogic reported. It’s the biggest sales drop in nearly eight…
A report from KOMO News in Washington. "The scene is bleak outside Josef Weiss’ West Seattle townhouse. Three 'for sale' signs line the street, just a block off the water – Weiss’ is one of them. Weiss’ home of six…
A report from the Los Angeles Times in California. "A chill is settling over the once white-hot Southern California housing market. Listings are up. Sales are falling. Price reductions are becoming more common. The latest evidence came Tuesday when CoreLogic…
A report from Bloomberg. "This is how housing markets turn. Slowly. Six years of home-price gains outpacing wage growth; bidding wars replaced by sales at the asking price; days or weeks on the market turning into months; rising mortgage rates.…
A report from Mansion Global on New York. "Luxury home sellers in Manhattan are dishing out major discounts to get the deal done. They signed contracts for 21 homes priced at $4 million or more in the week ending Sunday,…
A report from the Orlando Business Journal in Florida. "After years of competitive bidding wars and rising prices, a new data analysis from Zillow shows it might finally be a good time to buy a home in many U.S. markets…
A report from the Post Independent in Colorado. "Garfield County stands as a bright spot in the Colorado real estate market, which is dipping across the state, but the strong sales numbers may not last long. Garfield County real estate…
A report from the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. "Construction began on nearly 3,000 homes in the Tampa Bay area in the third quarter of this year but the new-home market shows definite signs of a slowdown. Moreover, 'truly affordable…
A weekend topic starting with two reports from Executive Magazine. "Coming into 2018, Lebanon’s real estate market was already sputtering. The first wave of concerns was voiced by developers of luxury units. Property sales in this uppermost segment began slowing…