A report from KELO. "Building permits issued in South Dakota in the second quarter of 2023 were down 37% from the previous year, said Aaron Scholl, assistant professor of economics at Northern State University in Aberdeen. That’s more than twice…
A report from the Orange County Register. "Surviving the slowdown was a key theme at the California Association of Realtors conference last week in Anaheim. Helen Jeong’s most prosperous year as a real estate agent occurred in 2020, when five…
A report from Business Insider. "Realtor.com has re-examined its previous housing market predictions for this year and pointed them in the opposite direction. 'We made a bold call that home prices wouldn't go down in 2023, and with the latest…
A report from Bloomberg. "Starwood Capital Group, led by Barry Sternlicht, is exploring a sale of more than 2,000 single-family rental homes. SREIT owned 3,210 single-family rental homes valued at $1.26 billion as of March 31, according to a filing.…
A report from Moneywise. "The golden days of real estate investors buying and flipping homes for a quick profit appear to have come to a halt. Investors lost money on roughly one of every seven (13.5%) homes they sold in…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "After reaching a peak of $670,000 in May 2022, median home prices in Northwest Austin have been consistently declining since August, according to the Austin Board of Realtors. February marks the seventh…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "There are about 250,000 more homes for sale around the country than there were at this time last year, Realtor.com’s study says. Compared to January 2022, active listings are up 65%. Ogden,…
A report from NPR. "'People are stuck,' says Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors. Yun and others describe the market as frozen, one in which home sales activity has declined for 10 months straight, according to…
A report from Money. "When Bob J. saw a model home he liked in a subdivision northwest of Dallas in October, a quick 24-hour negotiation with the builder netted him a savings of $125,000, free furniture and a fully decked…
A report from Money. "If you bought your home in 2008 or 2009, selling in 2023 will still be profitable for you,” says Maureen McDermut, a real estate agent with RE/MAX of Cherry Creek in Denver. “If you bought in…