A report from the Seattle Times in Washington. "After having the hottest housing market in the country for two years, Seattle home sales have cooled. This is annoying news for people who paid way over the asking price for their…
A report from the Denver Post in Colorado. "In the second half of this year, the housing market here and in other cities has cooled, with sales slumping and the inventory of unsold homes rising. And while annual price gains…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The residential property market in Palo Alto has cooled down meaningfully in the last six months or so. The median home price of all homes sold in Palo Alto has dropped to…
A report from the Seattle Times in Washington. "Seattle for nearly two years led the 20-city S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index in annual price growth for homes, but falling prices here in recent months have now dropped it to fourth place.…
A report from the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. "Even in a hot housing market like Tampa Bay's, a bit of divine intervention never hurts. Sellers, meet St. Joseph. Legend has it that burying a statue of St. Joseph near…
A report from Hamptons.com on New York. "'The housing market continues to soften across the country -- particularly in some of the most expensive areas like the Hamptons and New York City. With so many homes for sale right now,…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "A long rally in the housing market stumbled in 2018 and looks poised to slow further. 'Suddenly the light turned off in the second half of the year, with sales tumbling down and…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. " The year 2018 was one of ebbing expectations. Early in the year the local market was still rather robust with limited inventory and relatively strong demand from buyers. Sellers were still…
A report from 5280 on Colorado. "Will 2019 be the year you finally find (and get!) your Denver dream home? The metro-area’s hot housing market has definitely cooled, so much so that in the suburbs, the luxury sector has officially…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Sales of previously owned U.S. homes edged up in November from a month earlier but clocked the largest annual decline in more than seven years, signaling the sputtering housing market may finish the…