A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Home prices in 2018 grew at their slowest pace in four years, while construction slumped, signaling that the housing market started this year on shaky footing. Economists cautioned that a rebound to the…
A report from KGW 8 on Oregon. "For the first time in seven years Portland home prices have gone down, according to new numbers from Regional Multiple Listing Service. The apartment building boom has left many units vacant across the…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "After two years of historic year-over-year home value jumps in the greater Nashville market, a cooling trend has taken hold. Sellers are dropping prices, buyers are getting more concessions and competition for properties has eased.…
A report from Housing Wire. "Although several housing markets were impacted by January’s slow growth in home sales, new data from Redfin indicates the West Coast is especially feeling the slowdown. Homes in San Jose’s metro took an average of 45…
A report from the Post and Courier on South Carolina. "Home sales plunged across the Charleston region in December. Residential transactions plummeted 17 percent last month with 1,287 homes changing hands. 'It wasn’t a bad year, considering 2017 was a…
A report from the Times of San Diego on California. "San Diego home prices fell in November for the fourth consecutive month, according to the authoritative Case-Shiller report. Other West Coast cities, including Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle,…
A report from the Washington Post. "If you’ve been distracted by the federal shutdown, political dysfunction, stock-market volatility and reports of rising mortgage rates, it wouldn’t be surprising if you concluded: No way is this a good time to even…
A Q and A from Willamete Week in Oregon. "How many apartments are under construction and expected to come online in 2019? I see their unoccupied, half-finished bulks everywhere and wonder: Are we about to see a glut and resulting…
A report from the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. "Even in a hot housing market like Tampa Bay's, a bit of divine intervention never hurts. Sellers, meet St. Joseph. Legend has it that burying a statue of St. Joseph near…
A weekend topic starting with the Wall Street Journal. "An important indicator in the U.S. commercial real-estate market is signaling that a decade long bull run is on shaky ground heading into the new year. The gap between long-term borrowing…