It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Four years ago, Alexandra West bought a house in Sacramento, California, for just under $300,000. She agreed to a five-month lease, starting at the end of January 2020. 'She owes well north…
A report from The City on New York. "In 2019, Clarence Hamer bought a house and moved to upstate Harriman, turning the two-family home he had owned in Brownsville since 2007 into an investment property. His plan blew up when…
A weekend topic starting with Real Estate Weekly. "For a fourth straight month the number of vacant apartments in New York City increased, according to a survey of the members of the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP). 'This is a…
A report from WTOP. "Bright MLS reports new listings of condos and co-ops in the D.C. metro in October were up 49.2% from a year ago, a 10-year high for the second month straight. That does not mean there is…
A report from the Review Journal in Nevada. "Las Vegas’ housing market is defying logic. It has heated up with fast sales and a monthslong streak of record prices despite the bleak economy, raising the question locals often ask: Is…
A report from the Daily Journal in California. "In San Mateo, rents have dropped an average of almost 15% since this time last year, according to reports from rental databases Zumper and Apartmentlist. The county’s median home sales price reached…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Mariano Rivera, the retired Major League Baseball pitcher, is listing his home in Rye, an affluent community in Westchester County, N.Y., for $3.995 million. Mr. Rivera and his wife bought the property in…
A report from the South Florida Business Journal. "The Related Group proposed a 37-story apartment building with no on-site parking in downtown Miami. There’s an over-supply of condos on the market in downtown Miami and condo sales have slowed during…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Oh, how the mighty have fallen. San Francisco saw the biggest year-over-year drop in rental costs in September, but Boston wasn’t far behind, according to Zumper. The median price for a one-bedroom…
A report from AZ Big Media in Arizona. "William Gray, former president of the Arizona School of Real Estate and Business, said the homebuying market has 'been going gangbusters' since the beginning of the summer. 'One of the little problems…