A report from ABC News in Australia. "There is a construction boom taking place around the world, as governments look to build themselves out of the pandemic's economic woes. Master Builders chief executive Denita Wawn said the federal government's HomeBuilder…
A report from the New York Post. "Looks like former MMA champion Ben Askren isn’t the only thing Jake Paul is knocking out. The multimillion-dollar California mansion that the controversial YouTube star bought in 2017 has been sold for $6.15…
A weekend topic starting with The Atlantic. "Advanced by an unholy alliance of cynical property owners and misinformed activists, the argument goes like this: If local governments were to remove the arbitrary zoning barriers that are behind America’s housing shortage,…
A report from Better Dwelling in Canada. "A Canadian official in charge of housing policy confirmed the current market is not an accident. Instead, it’s a conscious decision where the government picked the winners and losers. TVO aired an interview…
A report from the Globe and Mail. "It was Mar. 27, 2020, and the central bank had just unveiled a plan to buy Canadian government bonds at the astounding pace of at least $5-billion a week. 'Some may suggest this…
A report from Realtor.com. "The residential real estate market has been on a wild tear for the past few years—and the pandemic has pushed things to new, uncharted extremes. 'The very nature of the pandemic, through the health implications, social…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Mortgage delinquencies showed their sharpest rise in the history of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s delinquency survey. 'There is no way to sugarcoat a 32.9 percent drop in GDP during the second quarter,'…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Some buyers may look for deals, thinking all sellers are desperate to sell. But if this isn't you, there's no reason to cave or whittle down your home's price. 'Regardless of the…
A report from Macleans in Canada. "An unprecedented one million Canadians applied for unemployment insurance in just one week in March. Officials are bracing for four million applicants. We have moved with alarming speed past the question of whether Canada…
A weekend topic starting with Yahoo Finance. "The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by half a percentage point last week, citing a need to protect small- to medium-sized businesses from the economic ripple effects of the coronavirus. But a Seattle-based…