A report from Boise Dev in Idaho. "First they planned 126 apartments. Then, after pushback, 47 homes. Finally, after more changes and hearings, a plan for 42 homes won approval. A year later, the project is stopped, and the property…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'Rising interest rates can affect what a borrower can qualify for and the maximum purchase price or loan amount. It would mean higher monthly mortgage payments,' explained Alan Barbic, president of the…
A report from the New York Post. "Don’t believe the brochures. A Billionaire’s Row apartment can be a terrible investment. Roughly 16,000 apartments were bought and resold in New York from 2014 through 2018. Of those, 1,295 homes — 7.7…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "After two years of historic year-over-year home value jumps in the greater Nashville market, a cooling trend has taken hold. Sellers are dropping prices, buyers are getting more concessions and competition for properties has eased.…
From WGLT on Illinois. "For years, Illinois State University has been knocking down old dorms and nudging its sophomores, junior, and seniors into off-campus apartments. Developers and landlords looking to make a buck responded by building more and more apartment…
A report from Hawaii News Now. "The median sales price for a single-family home on Oahu dropped again in January for a fourth consecutive month thanks to more inventory, new statistics from the Honolulu Board of Realtors show. 'We started…
A report from the Denver Post on Colorado. "Home sellers in metro Denver came out ready to play ball in a big way in January, but buyers didn’t show up to meet them in equal numbers. The number of single-family…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "After a banner year, many small businesses are becoming more cautious about their investment and hiring plans. In parts of the country, real-estate markets seem less robust. Latitude 38 Housing Services, which provides…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Nearly a quarter of Denver-area residents looking for a home on Redfin are conducting their searches outside the metro area. That probably would be just another number, except that metro Denver’s housing…
A report from the Post and Courier on South Carolina. "Home sales plunged across the Charleston region in December. Residential transactions plummeted 17 percent last month with 1,287 homes changing hands. 'It wasn’t a bad year, considering 2017 was a…