A report from Island News in Hawaii. "Even before the Lahaina fires, insurance rates had been spiking because of natural disasters, global instability and other risk factors driving up costs. And now, they're going up even more. 'Anywhere from up…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'Homes in the less-populated areas between [Florida] metros are sitting on the market for weeks, leading sellers to lower prices,' Sasha Dookhoo, a Florida homeowner who purchased her house in 2021 'before…
A report from the Real Deal on Illinois. "The luxury market is bouncing back in Chicago, save for one key submarket. Downtown there’s more than 26 months of inventory priced at $1.5 million and up. The condo market’s downturn was…
A report from KOLO in Nevada. "Last year, State Farm alone canceled 70,000 policies in California. Denise Bremer, the President of Incline Village Realtors, explains that our proximity makes us the logical next step. 'Because we do border California, they…
A report from Barron's. "Places where prices have run up the most relative to historic norms are most vulnerable to setbacks, industry experts say. Florida, and Miami in particular, are cases in point. Frustration hangs over the housing market in…
A report from the Mercury News in California. "In an opportunity most would-be Bay Area homeowners can only dream about, a handful of buyers snagged nine condominiums in a downtown San Jose housing tower at auction — paying an eye-popping…
A report from NBC 2. "The housing market has slowed considerably this winter, a time when sales increase in Southwest Florida. It seems to have gone from a seller's market to a buyer's market almost overnight. Currently, in Lee County…
A report from Lew Sichelman. "If you have a fixed-rate mortgage, your payments will always stay the same, right? Wrong. Maybe you’ve heard the term PITI, which stands for the main components of a typical mortgage payment: principal, interest, taxes…
A weekend topic starting with the Globe and Mail. "A short three-hour flight from Vancouver, it’s possible to walk off the plane and glide into vacation mode within minutes. The B.C. connection with Palm Springs, Calif., is a long-standing one,…
A weekend topic starting with Fortune. "This is traditionally the time when home sales bloom. But 2023’s deep freeze begs the question of whether the warming will emerge from under an ice cube or an iceberg. Take the typical home…