A report from Reuters. "First Republic Bank faces dwindling and tough options to turn around its business with the creation of a 'bad bank' or asset sales possibilities, a source familiar with the matter said, after the lender disclosed it…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "In March 2020, Mark Joseph bought his first home: a spacious three-bedroom, 2.5-bedroom house in Saint Louis. He and his wife had recently had their second child. Joseph was convinced 'someone else…
A report from Go Banking Rates. "In 2021, inflation pushed the housing market to record highs — but it wasn’t a bubble. 'It’s not like 2008, because the growth we have seen in the past few years wasn’t based on…
A weekend topic starting with the Atlantic. "This coming recession, if it does come, will largely be an artifact of policy, with a handful of unelected bureaucrats based in Washington choosing to increase unemployment and bankrupt businesses in order to…
A report from Deseret News on Idaho. "'The sky is not falling,' said TJ Pierce, a real estate agent in Boise. 'Everybody knew it wasn’t going to last. It’s just a matter of how long.' Hop over to a more…
A report from Realtor.com. "The housing market has been called plenty of things this summer: red-hot, insane, brutal. But the latest word du jour to describe the state of real estate today is almost shocking in its tepidness: balanced. This…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Foreclosure activity in North Texas has been steadily climbing since the end of pandemic-related federal restrictions last year. 'In the past, when the market was red hot and someone just filed for…
A report from the Pioneer Press in Minnesota. "'We don’t seem to be selling stuff like $40,000 or $50,000 over list price, with offers like ‘You can name my first child,' quipped Justin DuChemin, a real estate agent with Re/Max,…
A report from Fortune. "The regional housing markets seeing the most price cuts are in the very places that soared the most during the pandemic. As that pandemic housing boom fizzled out last month, things shifted quickly in Provo. In…
A report from KTVB in Idaho. "Jeff Wills, president of the Boise Regional Realtors board, said that he's heard of plenty of comparisons between Boise and other cities in the West. 'I mean, I can't tell you how many times…