A report from Sarasota Magazine in Florida. "The Sarasota metro area recently topped a national list that ranks places based on where home inventory saw the greatest increases over the previous year. With a 128 percent hike, our inventory more…
A weekend topic starting with Yahoo Finance. "As Wall Street debates the cause of First Republic’s troubles, one analyst blames the nation’s top financial regulators. Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen were 'advocates of the strategy called…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Seattle-area home prices dropped again in March. The median single-family home in King County sold for $840,000 in March, down about 10% from a year earlier, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing…
A report from KMOV in Missouri. "While winter is a slow time of year, St Louis realtor Cathy Shaw Connely said inventory remains fairly low, despite rising interest rates. 'Yes, it’s going to affect the amount of house they can…
A report from the Sacramento Bee in California. "The Sacramento region’s housing affordability crisis has eased. Very, very slightly. Placer, El Dorado and Yolo counties also saw affordability numbers increase slightly. Median prices have been steadily falling in recent weeks.…
A report from Vail Daily in Colorado. "Michael Slevin, owner and president of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Colorado Properties, said even as rates rise, his firm’s brokers remain busy. 'We’re counseling sellers that the buyer pool may be diminished,' Slevin said.…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The number of active listings in the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors region at the end of September was down 5.6% from a year ago, but an encouraging sign for potential buyers…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Last year, 20,648 single-family and multifamily existing homes sold in Lee County and 10,527 in Collier — a 49 percent decline over 2017 when Hurricane Irma hit, slowing the market. There are still plenty of interested…