This month marks the 20th year for us at this blog. What are your housing bubble predictions for the new year? Six months ago: "'I predict lots of victim sob stories among rate daters who didn’t anticipate rates would stay…
A report from the Danbury News-Times. "As 2024 comes to a close, the housing market in Danbury is outgrowing several Connecticut municipalities and the state overall, in both listings and sales. The number of single-family homes for sale increased by…
A report from the Daily Journal in Indiana. "Homebuyers and sellers are moving into good positions to buy and sell homes in Johnson County next year, local realtors say. Over the last year and a half, said Greg Leugers, the…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "In Kalispell, planned housing units are slowly declining from the peak of 878 in 2021 to about 250 units in 2024. In Whitefish, City Manager Dana Smith said the municipality has seen…
A report from Sarasota Magazine in Florida. "Earlier this month, Debi Reynolds was installed as the 2025 president of the Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee. Reynolds has seen a psychological shift in buyers. 'Sellers, too, sometimes have unrealistic expectations…
A Christmas topic starting with the Wall Street Journal. "Adrianna Boshears’s dream of homeownership seemed within reach for the first time in 2021. She and her husband were finally saving money, thanks to pandemic stimulus checks and a larger-than-usual tax…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Soaring costs for home insurance and property taxes are busting homeowners’ budgets. Nationwide, taxes and insurance make up more than half of the monthly mortgage payment for 9% of single-family mortgages. That is…
A report from the Emeryville Eye in California. "A recent SF Chronicle report provided some concerning data regarding Emeryville home values. According to the report, Emeryville is one of only two cities in the Bay Area that has seen a…
A report from Fox Business. "Mary Tyler Moore’s eight-figure home in Greenwich, Connecticut is still looking for a buyer. The asking price for the late actress’s 13,800-square-foot mansion currently stands at $16.9 million, its listing with Joseph Barbieri of Sotheby's…
A report from Sarasota Magazine in Florida. "The Sarasota and Manatee real estate markets are recalibrating as 2024 draws to a close, with cooling sales, dropping prices and more inventory. It’s a complete shift from the pandemic-fueled frenzy of recent…