It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "A bond rating agency’s downgrade of U.S. government debt roiled markets — and created just one more reason for mortgage rates to stay firmly near their highest level in two decades. 'That…
A report from Business Insider. "Realtor.com has re-examined its previous housing market predictions for this year and pointed them in the opposite direction. 'We made a bold call that home prices wouldn't go down in 2023, and with the latest…
A report from KIII TV. "Despite the economic downturn and sky-high inflation, the number of home foreclosures in our area is level, or even slightly lower than past years. Corpus Christi mortgage banker Claudia Mostaghas said people in the Coastal…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Lee Roberts, 74, the retired CEO of Fort Worth-based RadioShack, has put his five-bedroom, 10-bathroom home at 4400 Overton Crest St. up for auction. Roberts and his wife invested $12 million in…
A report from WRLN. "Their billboards used to plaster South Florida. Their contractors went door-to-door, offering expensive and much-needed upgrades to roofs, windows and air conditioning units — with no money down, no credit check needed. Ygrene Energy was the…
A report from the Arizona Republic. "As interest rates have risen nationally, housing sales prices have fallen about 13% in the Phoenix metro since the peak in May 2022, said Danny Court, partner and senior economist with Elliott D. Pollack…
A report from the Review Journal in Nevada. "With builders slashing prices and buyers pulling back, Las Vegas’ home construction market kept hitting the brakes in November. 'Over the past few months though, the conversation has changed from how high…
A report from Axios Denver in Colorado. "As the market settles, so will the 'record-breaking appreciation homeowners have been spoiled with,' realtor Jeremy Kane at eXp Realty anticipates. 'This will feel like a pull-back or a loss in value, when…
A report from the Daily Interlake in Montana. "'The median home price in Kalispell is at $525,000, which is down from what it was a couple of months ago when it was in the six hundreds,' says Erica Wirtala, Public…
A report from Socket Site in California. "The sale of 765 Market Street#30C has now quietly closed escrow with a contract price of $1.2 million, down 29.4 percent from its 2017 value and an even greater loss when accounting for…