A weekend topic starting with China Worker. "The following is a document discussed at the 2015 congress of the ISA’s China, Hong Kong and Taiwan section. This appeared in our book Building the Socialist Alternative (published by chinaworker.info November 2015,…
A report from Toronto Storeys in Canada. "While Canadian real estate prices fell slightly in May — down 1.1% from April to an average of a little over $688,000 — Canada’s housing market is still flashing red warning signs that…
A report from the Times of San Diego in California. "Jason Elliott, Newsom’s top advisor on housing and homelessness, was joined on the virtual panel, by Jennifer Svec, legislative advocate for the California Association of Realtors, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a…
A report from the Seattle Times in Washington. "Matthew Gardner, chief economist at Windermere, said in a statement the boost in inventory could cool off listing prices. The average list price in King County for single-family homes fell about 7%…
A report from the LA Daily News. "The California Association of Realtors reported March’s statewide record $759,000 median sales price for an existing single-family house was up 24% in a year, the largest gain since 2013. Even crazier: It took…
A report from Politico. "The booming housing market helped stave off economic collapse in 2020. But soaring prices are starting to worry policymakers. The current pace of home price appreciation is unsustainable, they say. 'I am worried that the price…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on New York. "Manhattan landlords are pulling unrented apartments off the market at an unusually elevated rate, tightening inventory while rents are low and, in some neighborhoods, still falling. Building owners removed 1,814…
A report from the Sun Sentinel in Florida. "A townhome development in the process of being approved to be built in Pembroke Pines is causing concern among some residents who want traffic fixed above all else. 'Developable land is especially…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on California. "The property Jordan Mazer bought in December is the classic Venice beach house in more ways than one. Another thing that makes his property emblematic of the neighborhood: He paid $213,000…
A report from the Herald Tribune in Florida. "A new 5,335-square-foot Casey Key home with a private beach will be auctioned, without reserve, this month. The luxury house on Casey Key was built last year and has never been occupied,…