A report from DS News. "An estimated two million homeowners remain in forbearance plans. By stage, 10.7% of total loans in forbearance were in the initial forbearance plan stage, while 83.1% were in a forbearance extension, and the remaining 6.2%…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "In an interview, Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan mentioned mortgage purchases, which he believes contributed to rising home prices, 'these purchases have unintended consequences and side effects.' In an interview with CNBC on…
A weekend topic starting with Curbed New York. "Since it took off about a decade ago, the co-living industry has gone to great lengths to sell an image of communal bliss. If you were a minor player with a master…
A weekend topic starting with Kyodo News. "Skyrocketing property prices in South Korea are leaving ordinary people struggling to find affordable housing, especially in the capital Seoul and surrounding areas. A survey showed that the price has come close to…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Stagnant prices in Southwest Austin may be in line with the predictions of some local real estate experts that the market is cooling off. In a survey of more than 500 real…
A report from 9 News in Colorado. "In many of the nation’s top housing markets, including Colorado, roughly one in five houses sold is now bought by someone who never moves in. 'The fear is that the larger, corporate investors…
A report from Mansion Global. "Prices have soared as demand significantly outclips supply. But amid all the excitement, more contracts are also falling through, and many prospective buyers are placing offers sight-unseen, only to back out later. 'There is a…
A report from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "Rohana Rezel is on a mission to shine light on Vancouver’s hidden real-estate market. Mr. Rezel, a senior software architect, is also one of a small group of citizen researchers who’ve…
A report from the Real Deal on Florida. "Ken Griffin has left Faena House. The CEO of Chicago-based Citadel sold his remaining penthouse at the ultra-luxury Miami Beach condo building, a three-bedroom, 4,243-square-foot unit, for $11.2 million. Griffin paid $60…
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,…