A report from WVUE. "Many Louisianans are feeling the pain of soaring homeowners insurance premiums, and there are projections things could worsen. Cheron Brylski has had enough. When Brylski and her husband moved into their 3,400-square foot home on Coliseum…
A report from the American Statesman in Texas. "Housing supply in Central Texas reached its highest level in 13 years in May, the Austin Board of Realtors said. The median closing price last month was $608,438, up 11.6% from the…
A report from ABC Action News in Florida. "After years of a scorching hot housing market, a new report labels the Tampa region as one of the fastest-cooling housing markets in the country. North Port came in first place, followed…
It' Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Even if the economy does turn sour, people getting mortgages today are in good financial shape, added Jacob Channel, senior economist at Lending Tree. 'If you are getting approved for a loan…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Gary and Karen Steppe listed a condo in Indialantic, Fla., in February for $294,900. They expected the two-bedroom vacation home, which is in an oceanside town near Melbourne Beach, to sell quickly. But…
A report from Yahoo Finance. "The Federal Reserve chairman this week doused any hope homebuyers had that mortgage rates would soften anytime soon. Instead, rates jumped above 7% after Jerome Powell said inflation was taking longer to come down to…
A report from NBC 2. "The housing market has slowed considerably this winter, a time when sales increase in Southwest Florida. It seems to have gone from a seller's market to a buyer's market almost overnight. Currently, in Lee County…
A weekend topic starting with the Globe and Mail. "A short three-hour flight from Vancouver, it’s possible to walk off the plane and glide into vacation mode within minutes. The B.C. connection with Palm Springs, Calif., is a long-standing one,…
A report from Realtor.com. "The Austin, TX, housing market boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, Ben Brajtbord, 38, and his girlfriend, Emily Sawyer, 34, started house hunting in Austin when the local market was still on fire. The first-time…
A report from NBC 2. "The big boom of 2020 is over. In fact, Zillow predicts the Florida Housing Market will slow down in the coming years. Sharyn Olander's waterfront home in Old Bridge Village in North Fort Myers is…