A report from the Seattle Times in Washington. "Matthew Gardner, chief economist at Windermere, said in a statement the boost in inventory could cool off listing prices. The average list price in King County for single-family homes fell about 7%…
A report from the Weatherford Democrat in Texas. "Two vacant homes — abandoned by a builder who went bankrupt — are still standing stagnant inside an East Parker County housing development after more than two years. Serene Country Homes, LLC,…
A report from Local Profile on Texas. "Located at Lebanon Road and the Dallas North Tollway, the 175-acre Wade Park development was envisioned as the crown jewel of Frisco’s vaunted '5 billion dollar mile.' Yet instead of that picturesque scenery,…
A report from Market Watch. "Like floodwater, mortgage bond losses flow from the bottom up. But with today’s compressed bond yields and an uncertain backdrop for commercial properties, Daniel McNamara, principal at a hedge fund that’s been in the spotlight…
A weekend topic starting with two reports from the Globe and Mail. "Berkeley Loh, 29, and Tom Holmes, 35, have been together a few years and living in their 800-square-foot Olympic Village rental, but they always had a plan to…
A report from the Real Deal on Florida. "John Rosatt sold his waterfront mansion in Fort Lauderdale’s Las Olas Isles for $7 million, nearly five years after putting it on the market. He bought the home in 2015 for $12…
A report from Bloomberg. "The Federal Reserve warned of significant risks of business bankruptcies and steep drops in commercial real estate prices in a report published on Friday. 'Business leverage now stands near historical highs,' the central bank said in…
A report from Mortgage Professional America. "Odeta Kushi, deputy chief economist at First American, looked at 50 housing markets across America. In all but two of those markets (San Jose and San Francisco), owning made more sense than renting. For…
A report from Auction.com. "The great promise of short sales and other distressed pre-foreclosure sales as a foreclosure alternative is most fully realized in a competitive and transparent online auction marketplace, according to the Auction.com Market Validation Program (MVP) for…
A report from the Chicago Tribune in Illinois. "Former Chicago Bulls forward Jabari Parker has become a motivated seller of his three-bedroom town home in the Fulton River District, cutting his asking price by $210,000 — nearly 10% — to…