A report from The Hill. "A series of layoffs at America’s major technology companies could put pressure on local housing markets. San Jose and San Francisco are among five U.S. metros that have already experienced year-over-year price declines. Prices fell…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "A blazing-hot housing market has chilled in Northeast Colorado. 'We’re getting more creative,' said Wendy Jerman, Realtor at Town Square Realty in Sterling.. 'More agents are sending out email blasts about reduced…
A report from Realtor.com. "The red-hot housing market has been brought to its knees by soaring mortgage interest rates. 'No one wants to catch a falling knife,' says economist Yelena Maleyev of KPMG US. 'No one wants to buy in…
A report from the Sun Sentinel. "Businesses tied to the real estate industry say they’ve started to feel the effects of the housing market slowing down in South Florida. 'It’s a ghost town,' says Bruce Gubnitsky, the owner of BG…
A report from KVVU in Nevada. "Homeowners throughout the Las Vegas Valley in brand new homes say they’re dealing with ongoing problems that range from small to major. Doug and Sue Perns moved into their new home in September of…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Whenever the housing market slows significantly, layoffs in the mortgage industry follow. And that’s what happened Tuesday at Radian Group Inc., a Wayne firm that sells mortgage insurance and provides other services…
A report from NPR. "The housing market has already slowed to a crawl, as mortgage rates top 7% for the first time in two decades. Kansas City homebuilder Shawn Woods said his company has gone from selling a dozen houses…
A report from CNBC. "'It is definitely a hard landing for housing,' said one homebuilder in the Denver area. 'There's this cliff that's happening in January,' said Gene Myers, CEO of Thrive Homebuilders in the Denver area. He predicted that…
A report from Business Den. "The two-bedroom, one-bathroom home at 3612 Newton St. is a classic Colorado bungalow. But it was something of a nightmare for Opendoor, the data-driven home flipper. The San Francisco-based 'iBuyer' paid $779,000 for the Newton…
A weekend topic starting with WBZ-TV. "Rates on a 30-year mortgage are now more than double what they were at this time last year. It's just the latest impact Americans are feeling from inflation levels not seen in 40 years.…