A weekend topic starting with Market Watch. "We all know that house prices are rising at a record pace right now, but few realize just how far from normal this is. For the entire 20th century, the annual average increase…
A weekend topic starting with the Star Tribune in Minnesota. "Why does Duluth have a housing shortage if the population is barely growing? 'I don't necessarily accept the narrative that Duluth isn't growing given all the complex factors,' said Noah…
A weekend topic starting with Tulsa World in Oklahoma. "In August 2019, the median sale price of Tulsa homes was $165,000. That number has jumped nearly 34% to a median sale price of $221,000 in 2021, according to realtor.com. 'The…
A report from the Herald Net in Washington. "The local real estate market took a breather from about Father’s Day, June 20, to mid-July, said George Caudill, a long time agent in Lynnwood. 'It was snoozeville for a while.' On…
A report from Politico. "House prices are surging, stocks have continued their stratospheric rise, and banks have more cash than they know what to do with. Yet the Fed is still pumping billions into the economy. Why? That’s what a…
A report from Seattle Met in Washington. "Who: Kim Colaprete, managing broker withTeam Diva Real Estate of Coldwell Banker Bain. Years in the business: 22. I sold something in 2016, what seemed like a pretty modest house in Bitter Lake,…
A weekend topic starting with Kyodo News. "Skyrocketing property prices in South Korea are leaving ordinary people struggling to find affordable housing, especially in the capital Seoul and surrounding areas. A survey showed that the price has come close to…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Contrasted with the relatively healthy real estate market of May 2019, single-family sales were down 9.7 percent in Massachusetts last month. 'You have to go all the way back to 2015 to…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Realtors Jera Banks and Adam Bailey said virtually every part of the Phoenix area is seeing the high demand. This demand is something we have never seen before, according to experts. But…
A weekend topic starting with the Vancouver Sun. "'If we can find a bunch of billionaires from around the world to move here, that would be a godsend. Because that’s where the revenue comes to take care of everybody else.'…