A report from ABC News in Australia. "Owners of units in Sydney's Opal Tower have launched legal action against the NSW Government after discovering more than 500 new defects in the beleaguered building. Apartment owner Andrew Neverly said he had…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Rising mortgage delinquency rates in Florida are raising fears that the coronavirus pandemic will lead to a foreclosure crisis as bad if not worse than the one that followed the 2008 housing…
An editorial from Jonathan Miller in Forbes. "When the Covid-19 crisis began half way through March, the Manhattan housing market was placed on 'pause,' as were many housing markets around the country. That was the beginning of the problem this…
A report from CBC News in Canada. "The days of cut-throat competition in Toronto for an affordable rental unit — or any unit, for that matter — are gone, at least for now. Pauline Lierman, director of market research for…
A report from CTV News in Canada. "Vancouver rents have been falling since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, and are down by as much as 15 per cent for some types of apartments, according to data pulled from Craigslist.…
A report from the Huffington Post on Canada. "Rental rates across Canada have fallen for three straight months and are down 7.8 per cent, on average, from before the pandemic, rental site Rentals.ca reported this week. Larger cities have been…
A report from Daily Mail Australia. "Rents for inner Sydney apartments have been slashed by up to $400 a week as desperate landlords grapple with a shrinking pool of tenants and rising vacancies. Housing experts say the current rental market…
A report from Global News in Canada. "'Starting really around March 11, the second week of March, pretty much everything on the calendar through spring and the summertime, June 15th really, evaporated overnight,' said AirDNA CEO Scott Shatford, adding that…
A report from CBC News in Canada. "Owners of condo units in Fort McMurray's troubled Hillview Park complex are worried about paying their bills after being hit with special assessments of up to $76,000. It's the third special assessment charged…
A report the Globe and Mail in Canada. "Some properties are drawing multiple offers and selling at a premium to the asking price. Others are sitting longer or selling below asking – even in sought-after neighbourhoods such as High Park…