A report from Attom Data. "ATTOM’s year-end foreclosure report provides a unique count of properties with a foreclosure filing during the year based on publicly recorded and published foreclosure filings. 'Plummeting foreclosure completions combined with consistently falling foreclosure timelines in…
A report from the Journal Times in Wisconsin. "Anyone who tried to sell or buy a home last year knew the residential real estate market was white hot. 'Everything sold within hours or days,' said Jessica Smith, former president of…
A report from CNBC. "The government shutdown hasn't completely stopped the flow of stunningly bad housing data. Sales of newly built homes fell 18 percent in December compared with December of 2017, according to John Burns Real Estate Consulting. Sales…
A press release from Boston Agent Magazine in Massachusetts. "The start of a new calendar year is welcomed with parties, well-wishing and an eye toward new beginnings. But in the business and finance world, most people rang in 2019 fixated…
A report from the New York Times. "Good news, New Yorkers: You may no longer need $1 million to buy a middle-of-the-road Manhattan apartment. But just barely. Lest the financially average among us get too excited, the median price only…
A report from Hamptons.com on New York. "'The housing market continues to soften across the country -- particularly in some of the most expensive areas like the Hamptons and New York City. With so many homes for sale right now,…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "It was just last spring that home buyers in most of the nation were digging ever deeper into their pockets. And now, suddenly, they’re not. In Seattle, more than half of homes…
A report from CNBC. "Mortgage applications to purchase a newly built home dropped 11 percent in November, compared to a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. This drop is surprising, given the sharp drop in mortgage rates in…
A report from TC Palm in Florida. "The latest data on new home sales nationwide are not encouraging. The Commerce Department reported that new home sales declined 8.9 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, and sales have been falling at…
A report from the Houston Chronicle in Texas. "Even as mortgage rates climb in the coming years, they are likely to remain historically low. But that won’t matter to many homeowners who might be considering buying new digs. 'If you…