A report in the Washington Post by Jared Bernstein, Jim Parrott and Mark Zandi. "The nation is in the grip of an affordable housing crisis. A severe shortage of homes for working-class and low-income families is pushing up house prices…
A report from DS News. "Foreclosure auction inflow data points to a third wave of post-recession distress building in late 2019 and early 2020. A total of 43,232 residential properties nationwide were referred to Auction.com in Q3 2019 for a…
A report from the Commercial Property Executive. "Does multifamily property management have a particularly weak spot right now which could be hit in case of a recession? Diana Batayeh, the CEO of Village Green: Building new apartments and improving existing…
A report from Curbed Boston in Massachusetts. "It looks increasingly like a buyer’s market in the Boston area. Such a trend would’ve been laughable a short while ago, but new numbers for October from the Warren Group and the Greater…
A report from the Douglas Digital Daily in California. "Forget what’s fashionable in floor plans, decor or color palettes. This year’s hot housing flavor is something every house hunter can agree upon: a price discount. It’s no blip. The frequency…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "An American developer is looking to attract the international buyers who would have previously looked to Vancouver. The Spire was originally going to be a rental tower, which has been the trend…
A report from Go Local Prov in Rhode Island. "For nearly three years, the proposed 46-story Fane Tower has been meandering its way through a complex web of Rhode Island’s overlapping regulatory structures. Across the United States -- and including…
A report from the Bradenton Herald in Florida. "The median sales price for existing single-family homes in Manatee County hit $325,000 in July, the highest median price since the housing crisis and Great Recession more than a decade ago —…
A report from Honolulu Civil Beat in Hawaii. "What will be the effect of Honolulu’s vacation rental Bill 89? There are four possible scenarios for an owner: They can take the unit off the market, rent it long term, sell…
A report from the Sacramento Bee in California. "Homes values declined last month across the country and in many large California metro areas, according to Zillow. The Sacramento region was no exception. 'In general, Sacramento is slowing down but not…