A report from the Real Deal. "For just under $22 million, a pocket-minded buyer in New York can get a free beach club membership, a boat and a Tesla. They’ll just need to buy a $2.8 million Red Hook townhouse…
A report from the Naples Daily News in Florida. "Year-to-date, single-family home sales are down 15% over the year in Lee County, the county hardest hit by Ian. In the city of Cape Coral, they're off by 20%, said Denny…
A weekend topic starting with the Los Angeles Times. "The high cost of housing is driving Southern California’s biggest challenges. Income is not keeping pace with housing costs. It hasn’t for at least two generations. There’s a metric called 'housing…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'Perhaps there could be some recovery taking place, but the last couple of data releases are implying no,' said Lawrence Yun, the NAR’s chief economist. 'Things are slumping down again.'" "The 10-year…
A weekend topic starting with Yahoo Finance. "Homebuyers in some cities have no choice but to buy million-dollar homes as prices near all-time highs. A report from LendingTree found that two California cities have larger shares of million-dollar homes than…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Christina and Dave Clausi’s family of five moved into a three-bed, two-bath home in McKinney, Texas this July. After renting in the city for four years, the first time homebuyers finally found…
A report from the American Statesman in Texas. "The receiver for struggling Austin developer StoryBuilt is asking investors for $2.5 million in new funding as the company attempts to avoid a financial meltdown. The request was made during an online…
A report from The News in Tennessee. "Prickly towers of horseweed have shot up almost five feet in the yard of 2814 Kenway Road. Green Hills is full of modest homes on spacious lots that have become prime targets for…
A weekend topic starting with the Modesto Bee in California. "Joyce Fritz, founder of 12 Doors Real Estate and her team ran statistics with different resources to determine an accurate median starter home price in Modesto, she said. Data from…
A report from the Journal Star in Illinois. "While the Peoria housing market is definitely still competitive, it’s not as bad as it was just last year, said Peoria real estate agent Nick Schauble. 'The market has really cooled off.…