A report from the News Sun in Indiana. "Larry Doyle, president of Campbell & Fetter Bank, ran some sample numbers to illustrate. 'That’s a $318 increase. Same dollar amount. Same dollar amount borrowed,' Doyle said. 'We had nine price reductions…
A weekend topic starting with Bloomberg. "Disgruntled China Evergrande Group customers staged a protest in Guangzhou demanding that the cash-strapped developer restart stalled construction work and urging the local government to intervene. More than 100 home buyers in white T-shirts…
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…
A weekend topic starting with the Journal Record. "Today we dive deeper to better understand the anatomy of a bubble. In Poor Charlie’s Almanack, discussing the need for more reconciliation of psychology and economics, Mr. Charlie Munger cited a study…
A weekend topic starting with KIRO in Washington. "Seattle police and fire investigators are searching for a known arson suspect who they believe intentionally started a fire which destroyed an abandoned housing complex in the 5200 block of University Way…
A report from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "Rohana Rezel is on a mission to shine light on Vancouver’s hidden real-estate market. Mr. Rezel, a senior software architect, is also one of a small group of citizen researchers who’ve…
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 the Beacon Online in Florida. "Volusia County’s overall property values and the tax base have reached new record highs. The real estate market and the tax base are rising, despite the coronavirus pandemic. 'Hotels were hurt. Restaurants…
A weekend topic starting with Bisnow New York. "New York City’s commercial property values are expected to fall substantially this year. A summary of the past year said that the real estate markets 'collapsed' after the coronavirus gripped the city,…
A report from the Philadelphia Inquirer in Pennsylvania. "The deal was simple: Property mogul Chris Rahn got to buy a bundle of 22 vacant, publicly owned lots on the cheap. In exchange, records show he was expected to build homes…