A report from Bloomberg. "Zillow has essentially dived into the house-flipping business, offering to quickly take properties off sellers’ hands. And in the process it’s helping pull Wall Street even deeper into the $2 trillion U.S. housing market. In August,…
A report from the Austin Business Journal in Texas. "More evidence is rolling in that indicates the period of rapidly increasing monthly housing prices may be coming to an end. The Austin Board of Realtors' most recent market update, released…
A report from the Wilsonville Spokesman in Oregon. "The market already has tapered a bit from its absolute highs a few months ago. 'We're seeing more price reduction come across the MLS (multiple listing service) than we've seen in over…
A report from Greenville News in South Carolina. "Denise Franklin, president of the Greater Greenville Association of Realtors said the local housing market is starting to 'soften a little bit.' Some fear the ongoing real-estate boom may lead to another…
A report from the Washington Post. "Q: When we bought our house nearly 27 years ago, we wondered if we were overpaying. It was the mid-1990s, and houses in our neighborhoods of choice were in extremely short supply. The math…
A holiday topic starting with VOA News. "In the latest sign that corporate debt levels in China pose a threat to the broader economy, Chinese regulators on Friday were forced to halt trading in bonds issued by Evergrande, the country’s…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'This continued demand for homes is enticing more homeowners to sell in order to avoid the fear of missing out on historically high prices,' said Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather. Redfin reported…
A report from My Fox 8 in North Carolina. "The market was so competitive, Joel and his wife, Fayla, started putting in bids without putting their eyes on the houses. 'It was insane. ‘We were putting in offers on houses…
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 weekend topic starting with the Star Tribune in Minnesota. "Why does Duluth have a housing shortage if the population is barely growing? 'I don't necessarily accept the narrative that Duluth isn't growing given all the complex factors,' said Noah…