A report from the Boston Globe in Massachusetts. "The state’s housing market wrapped up the summer the same way it started: Tight and expensive. But there are signs in some parts of the market that things may be topping out.…
A report from Bisnow on Texas. "Real estate investors and developers surveyed for a PwC and Urban Land Institute study still view Dallas-Fort Worth as a Top 10 U.S. real estate investment market even though the region plummeted from the…
A report from Yahoo Finance. "Homebuilding last month leapt to its highest rate in 12 years, newly released construction data says. But the havoc wrought by last decade’s housing bubble has buyers wondering how to protect themselves if the market…
A report from the Real Deal. "Three years later, Tom Barrack has buyer’s remorse. As his firm, Colony Capital, embarks on a $325 million venture into digital infrastructure, it first needs to offload much of its real estate portfolio from…
A report from CNBC. "Low rates, combined with more moderate home prices and more desperate sellers, are all bringing buyers back to the market. Dallas real estate agent Kelley McMahon said she is seeing a stronger fall but a pickier…
A report from CNBC. "Mortgage rates are around the lowest in three years, but buyers are suddenly much more cautious about purchasing a home. Competition is cooling, and consequently sellers can no longer command any price. At an open house…
A report from Go Local Prov in Rhode Island. "For nearly three years, the proposed 46-story Fane Tower has been meandering its way through a complex web of Rhode Island’s overlapping regulatory structures. Across the United States -- and including…
A report from The M Report. "The U.S. Census Bureau’s New Residential Construction Survey found that while building permits grew in July by 8.4%, housing starts fell 4% in July to 1.91 million. Odeta Kushi, Chief Economist for First American…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "More than a decade after home loans triggered the worst financial crisis in a generation, the strict lending requirements put in place during its aftermath are starting to erode. Home buyers with low…
A report from Bloomberg on New York. "Apartments in Manhattan’s Financial District aren’t exactly trading like blue chips on the nearby New York Stock Exchange. After a spurt of construction aimed at foreign buyers, whose numbers are dwindling, and finance…