A weekend topic starting with the Orlando Sentinel in Florida. "Foster Algier, a real estate agent and owner of First Alliance Capital in Orlando, points to low-interest rates as one of the main drivers of the housing shortage, with 30-year…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com, told Forbes home prices are rising at an 'unsustainable pace' but as supply and demand return to somewhat of a balance, a 'plateauing in prices'…
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 Arlington Now in Virginia. "As we’re sure you’ve picked up on in recent times, inventory has been tight and houses are not lasting long out there. However, looking at this week’s Just Reduced figures, we’ve eclipsed the…
A report from BC Business in Canada. "Senior economist with the division of real estate marketing firm Rennie, Ryan Berlin is one of four analysts tasked with offering a thoughtful take on the Metro Vancouver housing market. Q: Where do…
A report from the LA Daily News. "The California Association of Realtors reported March’s statewide record $759,000 median sales price for an existing single-family house was up 24% in a year, the largest gain since 2013. Even crazier: It took…
A weekend topic starting with Market Watch. "Wit Solberg founded Mission Peak Capital in 2008 to snap up messy commercial real-estate assets after the last big crisis. A dozen years later, he’s looking to untangle another kind of property mess,…
A weekend topic starting with the Powell Tribune in Wyoming. "By the summer, the market was heating up — and it never slowed down. Today, the housing inventory in Powell is at lower levels than anyone can remember. John Parsons,…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Kootenai County's housing trend has become a looming menace in the area, but Jennifer Smock of Windermere/Coeur d'Alene Realty, Inc. believes that it is not a bubble waiting to pop. A sign…
A report from the Flathead Beacon in Montana. "As an affordable housing general contractor, Layne Massie is struggling to reach his goal of bringing reasonably priced homes to the Flathead Valley. The developer’s home prices have jumped an average of…