A weekend topic starting with The Atlantic. "Advanced by an unholy alliance of cynical property owners and misinformed activists, the argument goes like this: If local governments were to remove the arbitrary zoning barriers that are behind America’s housing shortage,…
A report from Radar Online. "Toni Braxton’s sister Towanda has lost her Georgia mansion to foreclosure as part of her Chapter 7 bankruptcy. According to court documents obtained by Radar, a federal court judge granted a motion brought by Rushmore…
A report from the Post and Courier in South Carolina. "Put up a 'For Sale' sign, and wait for the cash to roll in. In a real estate market as hot as Greenville, where there’s precious little inventory and many…
A report from the New York Times. "In only a year, the market value of office towers in Manhattan, home to the country’s two largest central business districts, has plummeted 25%, according to city projections. Across the country, the vacancy…
A report from Boston.com in Massachusetts. "The housing market in suburban Boston is 'crazy.' That’s the description Laura Semple and Beth Hettrich, agents in Sudbury, gave. 'We listed one house at $1.1 million based on comparable sales that had 12…
A weekend topic starting with KCRG in Iowa. "Chelsie Brown, from Cedar Rapids, is one of many people looking to buy a home in a challenging market. One obstacle she’s run into, and that she’s had to increase her budget…
A weekend topic starting with CNBC. "The International Monetary Fund has raised concerns over commercial property and the risk it could pose to financial stability. Andrea Deghi, a financial sector expert at the IMF, explained that if a slew of…
A report from WACH on South Carolina. "If you’re looking to buy or sell a house, it’s boom time. 'Interest rates are at an all-time low. Banks are pretty much giving free money away. Buyers are seeing that and it…
A report from CNBC. "The Federal Reserve now owns more than a third of the agency mortgage-backed securities, or MBS market. At the start of 2019, the Fed held $1.6 trillion in agency MBS. It tapered that down to $1.37…
A report from the Weatherford Democrat in Texas. "Two vacant homes — abandoned by a builder who went bankrupt — are still standing stagnant inside an East Parker County housing development after more than two years. Serene Country Homes, LLC,…