It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Guy Therien saw a house on a five-acre property outside of Sherwood last year that he says was beyond his wildest dreams. The Parrett Mountain estate was for sale, but he couldn’t…
A report from Bloomberg. "As the outbreak spreads, real estate markets in the U.S. and other countries that rely on Chinese buyers face a looming crisis as deals languish and potential purchases are delayed indefinitely. From Vancouver to Singapore, realtors…
A report from the South China Morning Post. "China's residential property market has come to a standstill as sales offices are ordered to shut amid the coronavirus outbreak. Some agents are bracing for a slump in sales of as much…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "San Diego County’s median home price was $575,000 in December, a slight decrease from the previous month but still near record highs. Rich Toscano, who predicted the housing crash in November 2005…
A weekend topic starting with Catalyst. "There’s an apparent contradiction in urban America’s real estate market. On one hand there’s a general housing shortage, namely of affordable workforce housing. But there are lots of luxury condos that get built and…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The figures from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors point to a market that, while certainly pricey, is significantly less frenzied than it was a year or two ago, when buying a…
A report from Al-Monitor on Lebanon. "'Our dream was to have a nice home so we could decorate the way we wanted,' Nour, not her real name, told Al-Monitor. 'So we went searching for houses back in 2014.' The young…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "For the fifth time this year, home prices in Ada County have reached record-setting highs. Even if it benefits him with higher commissions, Rick Gehrke, a real estate agent who sells in…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "John Bryan was one of dozens of investors spending thousands of dollars to buy properties from a Florida-based company that flipped homes in Johnstown, promised to manage the properties and pay them…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Here are some of my observations from Mortgage Bankers Association convention I attended in Austin last month. One exhibit hall lender offered primary residence mortgages void of any income information or any…