A report from the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. "Real estate markets across the country are still trying to find their footing in the aftermath of the the COVID-fueled home-buying frenzy of 2021 and 2022 said Michael Wyckoff, a global…
A weekend topic starting with Go Banking Rates. "A housing bubble can cause property prices to soar to unrealistic levels, leading to an eventual crash that can have detrimental effects on homeowners and the economy. Seth Jacobs, an experienced mortgage…
A report from the Bangor Daily News. "This time last year, Jordan Stolt would have had no problem finding an eager buyer for her $310,000 listing in central Maine. It’s a solid starter home on Winslow’s Roy Street. The 1,000-square-foot…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Florida condo owners are stuck in a rut as prices drop and mounting insurance rates and condo fees are scaring away buyers. It’s led to more condos sitting on the market for…
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 KRDO in Colorado. "According to a broker associate at Re/Max of Pueblo Inc., Mike Pospahala, two years ago there was a lot of competition to buy a home. He said a lot of homes were sold above…
A report from the Seattle Times in Washington. "Late last year, sales of luxury homes in the Seattle area dropped more than 50% from a year earlier, according to a Redfin report that defined luxury homes as those in the…
A report from Yahoo Finance. "Goldman Sachs is out with a new note revealing that of the largest 25 metro areas nationwide, four of them, Austin, Seattle, San Francisco, and Phoenix-- you're looking at them on your screen there-- have…
A report from KXTV in California. "'These homes we're in now... when they went up originally in 2018 just before the pandemic, they were running anywhere from high $300,000 to low $400,000,' realtor Dana Harward explained as she drove around…
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