A report from Bloomberg. "Owners of San Francisco’s office towers, shopping centers, hotels and homes are flooding the county with appeals to slash their property assessments — and tax payments — as real estate prices sink in the beleaguered city.…
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 NBC Miami in Florida. "Two dozen properties in Coconut Grove are ensnarled in a legal dispute involving lenders, investors, a developer and dozens of people who put deposits down on the home of their dreams – only…
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A report from Mansion Global on Florida. "Lupe del Pino recently paid $258,000 for a two-bedroom condo unit with a balcony in North Miami Beach. That amount was within her allotted budget, but she had an additional cost to pay.…
A report from the Seattle Times in Washington. "The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have reverberated across Seattle’s housing market. Even as regulators rush to stabilize banks, some buyers may wonder if 'these are just sort of…
A report from Realtor.com. "The real estate game is at a stalemate that shows no signs of budging anytime soon, with neither buyers nor sellers willing to make the first move. Buyers have little incentive to lead the way. Meanwhile,…
A report from the Salt Lake Tribune in Utah. "It’s just two weeks into 2023, and Utah real estate agents are already being told to look to 2024 for things to improve. Hundreds of them broke into a slow nervous…
A report from Mansion Global. "As the market shifts, home buyers are getting bolder. 'My advice now is to ask for everything,' said Ben Stern, managing broker of Buyers Edge Co.’s Dupont Circle office in Washington, D.C. 'In less-competitive neighborhoods…
A report from USA Today. "Membership in the National Association of Realtors grew from 1.48 million at the end of 2020 to 1.56 million at the end of 2021. Kalyani Dere, a former data analytics professional, entered the field of…