A report from Forbes. "In the last year, national home prices have jumped just 0.6%, according to the Housing Market Tracker from Redfin. Just one year ago, annual home price gains were nearing 10%. Add in that housing inventory is…
A report from USA Today. "If you're hunting for a house this spring, say goodbye to frenzied bidding wars. And if you're selling, get ready for good, old-fashioned negotiations. 'Sellers in the areas where we saw the highest appreciation, they can’t…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Last year, 20,648 single-family and multifamily existing homes sold in Lee County and 10,527 in Collier — a 49 percent decline over 2017 when Hurricane Irma hit, slowing the market. There are still plenty of interested…
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…
A report from the Mercury News in California. "In another sign that the Bay Area housing market is cooling, the number of homes for sale here has spiked — signaling more options for buyers, and potentially lower prices. There were 43 percent…
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 Bay Area Newsgroup on California. "The seven-year fever driving up Bay Area home prices may finally be breaking. The number of home sales plunged 20 percent from the previous December, and marked the slowest holiday month…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Last quarter, the number of homes for sale grew at double-digit rates in all five boroughs for the first time ever. In Manhattan, sales inventory rose 15.4 percent year over year, the…
A report from Bloomberg. "Home sales in the U.S. slumped in December, while prices inched up slightly, marking the smallest annual increase since the end of the last housing crash in 2012, according to data from brokerage Redfin. Previously hot…