A weekend topic starting with the New York Times. "'It’s making me nervous that you’ve got this incipient housing bubble, with anecdotal reports backed up by a lot of the data,' James Bullard, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank…
A report from Spectrum News on Massachusetts. "While a monthly payment for the typical home is still more than $100 higher this week than a year ago, George Bosnakis, executive vice president at Drew Mortgage in Shrewsbury, says low interest…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "After months of mayhem in the real estate market, data shows homebuyers may finally be taking a breather, with real estate agents reporting slowdown in showings and bidding wars. Kyle Hioki said…
A weekend topic starting with China Worker. "The following is a document discussed at the 2015 congress of the ISA’s China, Hong Kong and Taiwan section. This appeared in our book Building the Socialist Alternative (published by chinaworker.info November 2015,…
A report from Spectrum News on North Carolina. "Realtors in the Triangle say an inventory crisis is making the market frustrating for buyers but a great time for people looking to sell. 'We know it sounds crazy to offer what…
A weekend topic starting with the Los Angeles Times. "The textbooks say that the securities markets exist to facilitate raising capital so that companies can thrive. In today’s investment world, that notion seems almost quaint. Business news pages and cable…
A report from the Flathead Beacon in Montana. "As an affordable housing general contractor, Layne Massie is struggling to reach his goal of bringing reasonably priced homes to the Flathead Valley. The developer’s home prices have jumped an average of…
A report from the Inlander in Washington. "A decade after the depths of the Great Recession, another potential housing crisis is brewing: State and federal governments have issued eviction moratoriums, preventing landlords from booting tenants who aren't paying their rents.…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "U.S. employees started heading back to the office in greater numbers after Labor Day but that pace is stalling now. The low level of employees at their desks is intensifying the pain for…
A report from the Orange County Register. "Skipped mortgage payments across California are jumping to levels not seen since the mortgage mess surrounding the Great Recession. Let’s start with a few numbers from mortgage tracker CoreLogic and its measure of…