A weekend topic starting with Bisnow London. "It is just over three years since Toys R Us tumbled into administration in the UK, and the property business that owned the UK stores collapsed into receivership. The portfolio carried debts of…
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 Everything Lubbock in Texas. "Real estate professionals said they have seen a shortage of homes in the Lubbock area. 'Sellers will have multiple offers, so it creates a bit of panic for those who are wanting to…
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 Better Dwelling in Canada. "A Canadian official in charge of housing policy confirmed the current market is not an accident. Instead, it’s a conscious decision where the government picked the winners and losers. TVO aired an interview…
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 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 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,…
A report from Spectrum 1 on New York. "Small landlord Karron Graves-Briceño says her whole retirement is wrapped up in the one unit she rents out in Harlem. She says her tenant stopped paying rent nearly a year ago even…