It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Since the end of the Great Recession, home prices in the Rochester area have pretty much gone in one direction: up. In the last several years, they’ve soared. But could that change…
A weekend topic starting with WTOP. "'We’ve seen a huge slowdown in demand. In fact, I’m talking to real estate agents who are canceling open houses because they say nobody is showing up right now,' said Diana Olick, who has…
A report from Bloomberg. "Cryptocurrencies plummeted so violently that a popular lending platform froze withdrawals to prevent a very modern kind of bank run. It was enough, for some, to resurface scary memories of the global financial crisis more than…
A report from Marketplace. "'Marketplace' host Kai Ryssdal spoke with Vivian Gueler, chief financial officer of Pacific Trust Group in Los Angeles, about the mortgage brokerage industry and the housing market. Kai Ryssdal: Every single time we’ve gotten you on…
A weekend topic starting with the Northwest Florida Daily News. "The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metropolitan area saw a massive increase in permits for new single-family homes in the past year. Alan Baggett, VP of The Building Industry Association of Okaloosa…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The world’s tallest residential building is giving out some sky-high discounts. A mystery buyer has plunked down $40.83 million for a five-bedroom, full-floor spread at Central Park Tower on 57th Street. That’s…
A report from the Honolulu Star advertiser in Hawaii. "A Hong Kong-based company with plans to develop an Atlantis-themed resort along with two other big hotel and residential projects in West Oahu has been trying to sell all three properties…
A report from Fortune. "So why is inventory rising now? 'There’s a mentality among some sellers that if they don’t sell now, they’ll miss their opportunity to get top dollar,' said Ali Wolf, chief economist at Zonda." From ROI New…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Betsy Ronel, a licensed real estate salesperson with Compass in Westchester County, New York, said she believes the market will be in recovery mode for the foreseeable future. 'It’s a national issue,…
A report from Seattle Met in Washington. "Who: Kim Colaprete, managing broker withTeam Diva Real Estate of Coldwell Banker Bain. Years in the business: 22. I sold something in 2016, what seemed like a pretty modest house in Bitter Lake,…