A report from Barron's. "Home buyers on the hunt in Dallas, who have been waiting for mortgage rates to drop, are finally returning to the market, says Re/Max agent Todd Luong. But it isn’t enough to make a difference overall…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Board members of the Highland Park Community Association in Mission Viejo, Calif., braced last year for a rise in insurance costs. Yet they were still shocked to receive a quote for over $170,000,…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "An 11% increase in new listings shows there’s some movement again in a market that stagnated during the regular summer doldrums. 'What closed in October surprised me,' said Corcoran broker associate Linda…
A report from the Boston Globe. "The short-term rental platform Airbnb has come a long way from its 2007 roots. A glut of listings — and a range of hosting types to match — has driven some communities to institute…
A weekend topic starting with the Globe and Mail in Canada. "Jamie Dimon said it was over, but it isn’t. The calm lasted two days. By Wednesday, contagion fear was prevalent again. PacWest Bancorp, a small regional lender based in…
A report from Axios on Arizona. "A New York Post article reporting that Goldman Sachs has forecast a 2008-level housing crash in Phoenix sent ripples through the Valley's real estate industry last week.The median Phoenix home sale price, which was…
A report from the Washington Post. "Months before the bank posted a foreclosure warning on the front door of the home that Sunya Musawwir has owned for 30 years, the D.C. government told her they would take care of everything:…
A report from Honolulu KHNL in Hawaii. "The good news is that the supply chain disruptions that was causing havoc in the building industry will likely ease over the next year. 'We had a big spike because you could gouge…
A weekend topic starting with Fortune. "Last year, months before the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates to combat inflation, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warned that inflation was already a problem, and would get a lot worse in 2022.…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The average sale price of a single-family house in Mesa has increased 55% in two years and while home prices likely will continue to rise, mortgage rates and an apparent cooling in…