A report from Yahoo Finance. "The stock of troubled San Francisco lender First Republic wobbled Monday after it announced it would stop paying dividends on its preferred stock and an analyst said the bank wouldn't be able to find a…
A report from the Telegraph. "Brad Pitt is one of a number of wealthy Californians offloading property in LA in an apparent effort to save millions of dollars in tax. The rush of properties coming to market, and the tax,…
A weekend topic starting with the Telegraph. "Shadow banking is the dog that has not barked during the latest global spasm of financial stress. They behave like banks but cannot tap the emergency window of major central banks in a…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Seattle-area home prices dropped again in March. The median single-family home in King County sold for $840,000 in March, down about 10% from a year earlier, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing…
A report from Salt Lake City Weekly. "As Utah's real estate market sizzled during the COVID pandemic, Matthew Borsodi, a compliance officer at one of Utah's largest mortgage lenders, filed a federal complaint alleging that his former employer skirted rules…
A report from Mansion Global on Florida. "Lupe del Pino recently paid $258,000 for a two-bedroom condo unit with a balcony in North Miami Beach. That amount was within her allotted budget, but she had an additional cost to pay.…
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A report from Houston Agent Magazine in Texas. "Y’all, I hate to lick all the red off your candy, but the days of a super-hot real estate market are behind us (at least for now). While on the surface, that…
A report from the Orange County Register. "California's latest homebuying debacle is a pumped-up storyline we've seen before — even if each housing bubble has its own shape and size. The median price of an existing, single-family home in California…
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