A weekend topic starting with the Daily Record. "As New Jersey marked International Overdose Awareness Day, officials warned of a new, more potent drug that is quickly becoming widespread and dangerous among those battling substance use disorder. Xylazine, an FDA-approved…
A report from WDSU in Louisiana. "According to the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors, houses are sitting on the market longer and sales are down 24 percent compared to this time last year. Real estate broker Samantha Bush has…
A weekend topic starting with Denver 7 in Colorado. "Community advocates on Thursday shared mixed feelings about Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's plan for nearly a dozen potential sites across the metro area to house 1,000 homeless by the end of…
A weekend topic starting with Truthout. "National media outlets have trained their sights on Portland, Oregon, releasing hit piece after piece. The New York Times published no fewer than three articles about the state’s drug decriminalization in a single week.…
A weekend topic starting with the Coeur d'Alene Press in Idaho. "Some would say there are three categories of unintended consequences. The unexpected benefit, which is a positive, but unplanned, outcome. The unexpected drawback, in which we create a problem…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Some of the biggest names in commercial real-estate lending have all but turned off the spigot. Blackstone Mortgage Trust and KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, two of the biggest mortgage real-estate investment trusts,…
A weekend topic starting with the Washington Post. "The first share of $80 million that D.C. officials expect to reap from multistate opioid settlements has landed in District coffers, critical support for stemming an epidemic that claims more lives annually…
A weekend topic starting with the Washington Examiner. "The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is not the only reason why cities across the West Coast have been overrun with plague-infected homeless camps, but the court is…
A report from KOBI in Oregon. "The ‘Rogue Valley Association of Realtors‘ releasing new numbers regarding housing statistics in Jackson County. It shows the county sold less homes compared to this time last year. It dropped by 36 percent. Numbers…
What are your mid-year housing bubble predictions? Six months ago: "US housing price declines will continue at an accelerating rate, as investment firms who used leverage to purchase real estate near peak mania levels recognize the need to offload inventories…