A weekend topic starting with the New Yorker. "Jay Peak sits at the northern end of Vermont, twenty minutes from the Canadian border, and has one of the heaviest snowfalls in the region. It was, for many years, an obscure…
A report from National Mortgage Professional. "Fitch Ratings recently released a report detailing the looser credit underwriting standards that emerged in the second half of 2022, as mortgage demand fell throughout the year. Court Lake, a director in the US…
A weekend topic starting with Fox 13. "In his State of the State address, Governor Spencer Cox reiterated something he said last month to some of Utah’s most powerful business and community leaders. 'I believe the single largest threat to…
A report from Fortune. "In December 2023, existing home sales slipped 1% from November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.78 million, according to National Association of Realtors’ data released Friday. From the prior year, the rate of sales…
A holiday topic starting with the Herald Tribune in Florida. "After back-to-back double-digit yearly growth coming out of the pandemic, real estate prices in Sarasota-Manatee will round out the year mostly flat. Robert Goldman, a local Realtor with Michael Saunders…
A report from KTVQ in Montana. "The once-unsure market appears to be stabilizing. Prices are trending downward, which will be a positive for potential buyers. 'We’re very close to what we were in 2022,' said Nicole Morrow, who is a…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "According to the RMLS, the Portland market also saw its highest inventory in nearly five years. Portland-area real estate agents said much of the challenge for sellers is accepting that activity has…
A report from Curbed New York. "If you want views of Central Park and at least 6,000 never-before-lived-in square feet from which to admire them, you’ve got a lot to choose from right now: Central Park Tower’s 17,545-square-foot penthouse —…
A report from the Marina Times in California. "In San Francisco 251 homes were sold in September, down 23 percent from the previous year. Homeowners are reluctant to sell their homes now because of the cost of securing a replacement…
A report from the Arizona Republic. "Metro Phoenix's housing market has likely peaked for the year. Investors and flippers who dominated the market a few years ago have pulled back in the Valley. Veteran housing analyst Tom Ruff described Valley…