It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Despite increasing in November and October, existing home sales are still running below last year’s pace, when they sank to a nearly 30-year low. 'Looks like we won’t match last year in…
A report from Boston 25. "Low inventory, high interest rates, and discouraged buyers: These have not been banner times for Massachusetts real estate brokers. But to suddenly close up shop? That is almost unheard of. 'This is the first time…
A report from Business Insider. "Nowadays, the Zestimate is arguably the most popular — and polarizing — number in real estate. Many industry insiders, however, regard the number as a starting point at best and dangerously misguided at worst. Real-estate…
A report from Verde News in Arizona. "A lawsuit against the Town of Clarkdale officially came to an end this month after the town council agreed to a settlement. Kathi Raley, who had taken out a $280,000 loan to have…
A report from the Los Angeles Times. "The Southern California housing market is downshifting. 'There is really no urgency from buyers,' said Mark Schlosser, a Compass agent in the Los Angeles area. 'They are waiting.' In the last year, asking…
A weekend topic starting with the Dallas Business Journal in Texas. "Collin County's 75454 ZIP code is one of the hottest housing markets in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro. It's a bit of a surprise. The ZIP code, which is home…
A report from WFOR in Florida. "A Coconut Grove condo owner is expressing frustration after his association approved a $7.1 million special assessment, leaving him responsible for more than $153,000. John DuBois, who has owned a villa at The Cloisters…
A report from Realtor.com. "One of the best things about the Thanksgiving holiday is the incredible shopping opportunities, and this year even homes in some of the most desirable cities in the U.S. are seeing their prices slashed. We found…
A report from Curbed. "'I think we will see some big numbers transact again starting around January,' says Michael Rankin, the managing partner of Sotheby’s International Realty in Washington, D.C. Some of this enthusiasm is dampened by Trump’s threats to…
A report from the Palm Beach Post in Florida. "It's actually a buyer's market in condo world right now. There was about an eight months’ supply of condos and townhomes available in October. That’s a 90% increase from the same…