Buyers Did Everything To Get An Offer Accepted And Now Many Are Regretting Those Decisions
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A Lot Of These People Are Struggling Now Because They Couldn’t Really Afford It To Begin With
A report from the Denver Post in Colorado. "Metro Denver single-family home prices, after dancing between an annual loss and gain in January, crossed over to the dark side with both feet in February. The median price of a single-family…
Still In The Grips Of The Planner’s Conceit
A report from Yahoo Finance. "Goldman Sachs is out with a new note revealing that of the largest 25 metro areas nationwide, four of them, Austin, Seattle, San Francisco, and Phoenix-- you're looking at them on your screen there-- have…
The Change In The Balance Of Power Is Bringing Out The Worst In Buyers
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "There are about 250,000 more homes for sale around the country than there were at this time last year, Realtor.com’s study says. Compared to January 2022, active listings are up 65%. Ogden,…
When The Bids Were Over It Was, Congratulations, You Are Now Essentially The Biggest Loser
A report from CNBC. "Diana Olick: Mortgage rates moved higher again last week, pushing buyers back to the sidelines just as the spring housing market is supposed to be heating up. Applications to refinance a home loan fell 6% for…
It Has To Look Good, It Has To Smell Good And Expect That You’re Not Going To Get Your List Price
A report from the Daily News Record. "Next week, ownership of the nearly 81-acre and still largely vacant site of the planned Summit Crossing subdivision on the north end of town could change hands during a foreclosure sale at a…
Price Signals Have Been Broken
A weekend topic starting with Real Clear Markets. "Arthur Burns, Chair of the Federal Reserve from 1970 to 1978, publicly regretted afterward that he had lacked the spine to do what was necessary to get the Great Inflation of the…
Accept Losses Instead Of Shouting For Help
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The Greater Boston Association of Realtors released a report indicating that the number of active listings was up across the board in the region last month. 'Buyers were hard to find over…
It’s Robbing Ah Seng To Pay Ah Huat
A report from Mansion Global. "What goes up, must come down. That’s apparently the motto of the current U.S. housing market, which, after a wildly prosperous peak-pandemic run, is now seeing values plummet. Homeowners across the country have collectively lost…
Coming Back Down To Earth Is Not A Bad Thing, Unless You’re A Seller, Then It Sucks
A report from the Mountain Democrat in California. "During a recent interview for a listing I made the mistake of assuming the sellers were aware their home was not worth today what it was last summer. My mistake became evident…