A weekend topic starting with Better Dwelling. "Canada’s central bank has had researchers quietly studying bubbles overseas. The study, Bubbles, Crashes and Information Contagion In Large-Group Asset Market Experiments, appeared in the June issue of Experimental Economics. The researchers found…
A report from WSMV in Tennessee. "A Nashville couple said they were forced into forbearance by tenants they believe are taking advantage of the pandemic, going months without paying rent. No answer and still no rent Wednesday when Girish Rachakonda…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "The bubble has room to grow before it bursts, according to John Burns Real Estate Consulting. But it is inflating fast. Bruce McNeilage began building houses to rent out around Nashville, Tenn., in…
A report from WACH on South Carolina. "If you’re looking to buy or sell a house, it’s boom time. 'Interest rates are at an all-time low. Banks are pretty much giving free money away. Buyers are seeing that and it…
A report from the Los Angeles Times in California. "LeBron James is ready to sell his Brentwood home at a loss. The Lakers star has listed a traditional-style estate in Brentwood Park at $20.5 million — about half a million…
A report from the Palm Beach Post in Florida. "The Palm Beach County courts will, again, bring in jurors for smaller criminal and civil cases in the coming weeks. Chief Judge Krista Marx said the one area they are concerned…
Two reports from the Wall Street Journal. "Even with recent gains, more jobs have been lost—nearly 11 million—than were cut in the wake of the 2007-09 recession, when 8.7 million were eliminated. Economic production, despite a sharp bounce-back in the…
A report from Mortgage News Daily. "Mortgage delinquencies spiked in June and the serious delinquency rate, loans 90 or more days past due but not in foreclosure, reached its highest level in more than five years. CoreLogic predicts that, barring…
A report from the Star Advertiser in Hawaii. "Munro Murdock, Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance (HILSTRA) president, said owners and operators across the isles are feeling the pain from delays in reopening Hawaii tourism through a pre-arrivals testing program. 'First…
A report from the International Business Times. "The U.S. mortgage industry has been thrown into turmoil as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted millions of borrowers to fall behind on their payments. Holden Lewis, mortgage expert at NerdWallet, said…