A report from the Star Weekly on Australia. "House prices in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges are feeling the effects of a wide-ranging downturn in the Victorian real estate market. Real estate agent Greg Czapnik said he had noted property prices…
A report from the Gananoque Reporter in Canada. "Sales on Calgary’s MLS system in February were down 10 percent from February 2018, while the city-wide benchmark price declined five percent, year over year, to $414,400. If people don’t need to…
A report from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "February sales for various housing types in the Vancouver area have tumbled to a 10-year low, with the market for detached houses getting hit the hardest. The price for detached properties…
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 the Canadian Press. "One year ago, B.C. Finance Minister Carole James unveiled a set of tax measures designed to cool an overheated real estate market. She was vague about how to measure the success of her plan:…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Nearly a quarter of Denver-area residents looking for a home on Redfin are conducting their searches outside the metro area. That probably would be just another number, except that metro Denver’s housing…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Andrew Bauer, deputy regional executive for the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank’s Baltimore branch said the weakness of Maryland’s housing market 'astounds' him. We’re not a state like some of the other states…
A report from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "A Toronto-area real estate development company that in recent months has cancelled two condominium projects has filed for court protection from its creditors after failing to make payments on about $220-million…
A report from the Star Phoenix in Canada. "When he listed his upscale Willowgrove condominium for sale last month, Chuck Edwards knew it might take awhile to sell — and that he would almost certainly lose money when it did.…
An editorial by Aaron Layman in the Denton Record Chronicle in Texas. "Home sales in Denton took a big dive in December. Some Denton-area home sellers have had to do something unusual during the past several months to get offers…