A report from the Sacramento Bee in California. "Homes values declined last month across the country and in many large California metro areas, according to Zillow. The Sacramento region was no exception. 'In general, Sacramento is slowing down but not…
A report from Global News in Canada. "Back in 2016, Vancouver’s white-hot real estate market looked as if it would never cool down. Three years later, industry experts say times have changed. 'Prices now are back to where they were…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Americans purchased fewer new homes in May. Purchases of newly built single-family homes decreased 7.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 626,000 in May, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. It was the…
A report from Market Watch. "The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city index was unchanged in April compared to March on a seasonally adjusted basis, and was 2.5% higher compared to a year ago. That was the 13th straight month in which…
A press release from Zillow. "It has been widely acknowledged that the aggressive pace of home value growth over the past several years was unsustainable. Buyers simply couldn't keep up, and home prices are correcting. Inventory was up year-over-year in…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Cerberus Capital Management LP is bringing back a type of mortgage bond that went extinct during the financial crisis. A unit of the private-equity firm issued bonds Friday backed entirely by home-equity lines…
A weekend topic starting with Domain News in Australia. "Owners in Melbourne’s high-rise apartment towers are selling properties at a loss amid a tarnished reputation thanks to wild parties and crime. Some city and Docklands buildings are tarnished thanks to…
A report from the Oregonian. "Wise homebuyers look for discounts on properties they value. What causes a sale price to cascade? An anxious seller or an asking price that's too high and no one's biting. In this week's real estate…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on New York. "Property investors have spent billions of dollars on apartment buildings for what has been one of the most reliably profitable bets in New York City real estate: converting rent-regulated apartments…
A report from the Orange County Register in California. "Chapman University economist Jim Doti sees no housing bubble to burst in Orange County. He explains that local housing prices — easily double national benchmarks — are 'economically rationale given the…