A report from the New York Post. "'Don’t panic,' said Jacob Channel, a senior economist at LendingTree. 'What you absolutely shouldn’t do in a period like this is panic and think the sky is falling. If you do that, you’re…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'In my 22 years experience, I’ve never seen it move as fast as it was. I mean, back in Easter, every deal I had was multiple offers. You know, few months later,…
A weekend topic starting with Yahoo Finance. "BRIAN CHEUNG: Yeah, let's start off with Wells...Double digit decline in mortgage income for this company when you consider that it used to be an over $1 billion revenue line. It declined 79%.…
A weekend topic starting with Greenwich Time. "To much of the world, Greenwich is an enclave of the rich and powerful, the standard for Connecticut’s 'gold coast.' To satirists, it is a target for their humor. That was the case…
A report from the Dallas Morning News. "'Many of you are hearing the housing market is losing some steam,' James Gaines, the longtime economist for the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University, told members of the MetroTex…
A report from Motley Fool. "Redfin said that 'demand for second homes fell 21% year over year in July, the second consecutive month of annual declines in mortgage-purchase locks.'" From Reston Now in Virginia. "Sure, a lot of homes in…
A report from the New Orleans Advocate in Louisiana. "The New Orleans metro area has earned an unwelcome financial distinction during the coronavirus pandemic: more homeowners here are at risk of losing their homes due to unpaid mortgages than in…
A report from the Philadelphia Inquirer in Pennsylvania. "The deal was simple: Property mogul Chris Rahn got to buy a bundle of 22 vacant, publicly owned lots on the cheap. In exchange, records show he was expected to build homes…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The Chicago City Council enacted the COVID-19 Eviction Protection ordinance in June. After selling two single-family homes to financially maintain his remaining portfolio, Derrick Rowe, a landlord on the South Side, now…
A report from the Commercial Property Executive. "Does multifamily property management have a particularly weak spot right now which could be hit in case of a recession? Diana Batayeh, the CEO of Village Green: Building new apartments and improving existing…