It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "John Bryan was one of dozens of investors spending thousands of dollars to buy properties from a Florida-based company that flipped homes in Johnstown, promised to manage the properties and pay them…
A report from Bisnow on California. "While 2019 represents a bounceback year for housing completions in San Francisco, this year's number of groundbreakings tells a much different story. Through the first three quarters, construction starts on market-rate multifamily units are…
A weekend topic starting with the Charlotte Agenda in North Carolina. "Jonathan Osman points to a one-story, brick house in Camp Greene. A little more than a decade ago, the home sold for $38,500. Now, it’s listed by another Realtor…
A report from CNBC. "This oceanfront mansion in Hillsboro Beach, Florida, was on the market for $159 million in 2015. But for three years the 60,000-square-foot compound had no takers. The owner eventually decided to put the estate on the…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on New York. "A drop in sales of new Manhattan condominiums has been even steeper and broader than conventional sales measures indicate, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of contract signings. Looking…
A report from Market Watch. "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may stop offering certain mortgages as they prepare to privatize, but borrowers won’t be left behind, the companies’ chief regulator said. 'Fannie and Freddie must not repeat the mistakes of…
A report from the Daily Voice. "The bottom line of Houlihan Lawrence’s luxury housing report on sales in Westchester and Fairfield is that it’s all about the effects pricing has been having on the bottom lines of buyers and sellers.…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "An American developer is looking to attract the international buyers who would have previously looked to Vancouver. The Spire was originally going to be a rental tower, which has been the trend…
A report from CNBC on New York. "Prices for Manhattan real estate took their biggest plunge since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new report. Brokers and real estate analysts say there is little sign of a bottom after…
A report from the Boston Globe in Massachusetts. "The state’s housing market wrapped up the summer the same way it started: Tight and expensive. But there are signs in some parts of the market that things may be topping out.…