The Housing Bubble Blog

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "As tourism slumps in Las Vegas, the residential and commercial real estate markets are showing similarly worrisome signs, according to analysts and stakeholders. Las Vegas homebuilders are selling fewer houses to would-be buyers. Through the first...

A report from WPTV. "We dug into the data and discovered that both nationally and in South Florida that home sales and prices are down. Ask anyone trying to sell a home in our area, and they'll tell you the days of fast selling at any price are over. Diane Easter has had her two-bedroom and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLnbKRvC_xQ A report from Click Orlando in Florida. "When Susan Boshers tried to sell her condo in the Hidden Village complex, she thought it would be simple. She had a buyer lined up, the paperwork ready — but the deal collapsed. The reason? Her condo was on a...

A report from Fox 35 Orlando in Florida. "At the Aug. 7 Palm Bay City Council meeting, the council unanimously approved a new way to start tackling abandoned construction sites across the city. Homeowners are thankful to see something being done about the issue. 'Who wants a brick flying through...

A report from WHMI. "Home sales increased for the second straight month while inventory was at a five-year high for July in Southeast Michigan, per the latest numbers released by Realcomp for July. Griffith Realty President Scott Griffith talked with WHMI about sellers still trying to cash in, but...

A weekend topic starting with Miami Today in Florida. "With investors being about 90% of buyers, the Brickell condo market demand is comprised of mostly Latin Americans seeking local long-time renters or short-term renters for visitors, luxury condominium developers say. Developers in Brickell are...

A report from the Daytona Beach News Journal. "'I think we're getting closer to being a neutral market again, which is what it was before COVID,' said Kevin Kaiser of Realty Pros Assured, referring to the spike in people moving to Florida during the pandemic which fueled double-digit percentage...

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "There were 4,000 homes up for sale in the Des Moines metro in July, which is up 20 % compared to a year ago. Eric Webster of the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors says buyers have a lot more negotiating power and choices with the increased...

A report from Mortgage Point Magazine. "The number of vacant properties available for bank-owned auction rose to a more than four-year high in the first quarter of 2025, according to Auction.com data. Among major metro areas, the biggest annual increases in vacant REO properties brought to auction...

A report from Potomac Local News in Virginia. "The folks at the Fredericksburg Area Association of REALTORS just told Potomac Local News that home prices in our region hit an all-time high last month—even as sales slowed and homes took longer to sell. 'As we’ve seen an influx of inventory...

A report from Northern Virginia Magazine. "The housing inventory in Northern Virginia was up almost 50 percent in June from the same time last year, according to the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors. And Molly Craig, a Realtor with Century 21 New Millennium, says she’s been having some...

A report from the Baltimore Sun. "A Trump administration plan to shutter one of the nation’s largest agricultural research centers in Prince George’s County has blindsided workers and residents. Several USDA facilities in Maryland and Washington, D.C. would close, including the 6,500-acre...

A report from Gulf Coast News in Florida. "Off the mainland in Charlotte County, there’s a remote, two-and-a-half-mile stretch that makes up Little Gasparilla Island. Chris Roederer owns a condo on the island. The very location that makes it so serene also makes it susceptible if a hurricane...

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "We continue to see a lot of sellers in Cape Coral and throughout Southwest Florida struggling to attract potential buyers and get their homes sold. Based on our personal experiences and from conversations with a number of Realtors, it is clear that...

A report from WCAX. "Vermont’s red-hot real estate market is undergoing a shift, with some properties staying on the market longer, building up an increased inventory in parts of the state. 'There’s parts of the market that are very much the same as it has been over the last few years during COVID,...

A report from National Mortgage Professional. "Institutional owners of single-family houses for rent are selling more of their portfolios than they are adding to them, a new report finds, with selling activity clustered in three major markets. Together, selling activity in Atlanta, Miami, and...

A report from News 4 Jax in Florida. "Jacksonville is seeing one of the biggest drops in home prices in the country, ranking third among major metro areas for the biggest year-over-year decrease, according to Redfin. Shauna Clark recently listed a home in Julington Creek for $799,000. After three...

A report from the Bellingham Herald in Washington. "Whatcom County’s median home sale price reached an extreme high of $682,000 in July 2024, the highest price from 2012-2025, according to Redfin. Whatcom County’s median sale price across all of June was $595,000, a 1.3% decrease compared with May...

A report from the Page Valley News in Virginia. "Over the last six months, Page County saw its first double-digit drop in home sales since the housing boom fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic began five years ago. In the past seven years, home prices in Page County have more than doubled — rising by...

A report from WINK News. "The Sunshine State faces a real estate slowdown that has hit some neighborhoods. 'Unfortunately, the market is shifting,' said Veronika Mykhaskiv, a real estate agent now trying to sell her home. 'For Sale' signs appear but moving boxes aren't packed. Randall Burroughs,...