A report from Fox Business. "Home listings were up by 13% year over year at the end of February, according to Redfin. This is the largest increase in three years. 'House hunters are out there, and competition picks up every…
A report from Realtor.com. "The official arrival of spring has also ushered in a pop of positive news for housing: A whopping 17.8% more sellers listed their homes in the week ending March 16 compared with last year. 'This is…
A report from KELO in South Dakota. "The housing market the past few years has been a fast-paced affair. 'In late 2022, however, interest rates began to rise once more. “That same buyer who was pre-qualifies at $450k — they…
A report from the Courier Journal in Kentucky. "In the greater Louisville area, December 2023 marked the 24th consecutive month of year-over-year declines in existing home sales. 'Brutal,' Mike Frank, a senior mortgage broker at Homestretch Mortgage in Louisville, said…
A report from the Dayton Daily News in Ohio. "The amount of homes sold in the Dayton area declined in 2023 compared to the previous year. The local housing market last year saw buyers making fast offers and then sometimes…
A report from the Bradenton Herald in Florida. "The Sarasota/Manatee Realtor Association released its year-end housing report for 2023, and it shows a buyer’s market trend with housing inventory returning to pre-COVID levels. In Manatee County, the year 2023 saw…
A weekend topic starting with the Philadelphia Inquirer in Pennsylvania. "Philadelphia developer Eric Blumenfeld has lost control of the landmark Marine Club condo building at Broad Street and Washington Avenue amid an ongoing financial crisis involving upward of $200 million…
A report from the Philadelphia Inquirer in Pennsylvania. "Student loan payments resume this month, and millions of borrowers across the region are rearranging their budgets. Kenneth Blair Jr. is increasingly anxious as his payment due date approaches. 'My payments are…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Sellers dropped prices on more than a quarter of homes listed for sale in the Seattle area in September, slightly higher than the national average, according to Zillow. To entice buyers, Town…
A report from the Philadelphia Inquirer in Pennsylvania. "The $253 million, 47-story tower at Broad and Spruce Streets, was meant to be a triumph for developer Dranoff Properties and Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts. Arthaus began marketing units in 2020,…