Second Half Of 2019 In Review
This is the selection of posts from the second half of 2019. I've focused on lending, US markets only and there's much more at each link to read. I'll have more in the comments below later. Thanks for dropping by.…
First Half Of 2019 In Review
This past year had a lot of important developments, so I wanted to do a year end summary. It turned out to have more than I expected so this installment will be the first half of the year, and I'll…
We Have This Expanding Inventory And There Just Aren’t Enough Buyers
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Actor Bruce Willis and his wife have sold their country estate near Bedford Corners, N.Y., for $7.66 million, or 41% off its original listing price. The 22-acre property came on the market in…
A Sustained Uptick In Sales Can Not Be Realized Until The Market Resets Its Prices
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "U.S. home builders benefited from low interest rates this year as housing starts climbed to levels not seen in a decade. Home builders cranked up volume partly by focusing on homes more buyers…
Walking Away From Obligations That Didn’t Make Economic Sense
A report from the Norman Transcript in Oklahoma. "The developer that partnered with the University of Oklahoma to construct Cross Village is suing the university for more than $750 million, alleging that OU misled Cross investors and breached its contract.…
Prices Are Stuck In The Snow And The Wheels Are Spinning
A report from DS News. "What might make delinquencies rise a long decline into historically low levels after the Great Recession? Mike Rawls, EVP of Servicing for Mr. Cooper points to slowdowns in home prices across the country. 'Home price…
The Rock Stars Of The Real Estate Recovery And The Emerging Third Wave Of Distress
A report from DS News. "Foreclosure auction inflow data points to a third wave of post-recession distress building in late 2019 and early 2020. A total of 43,232 residential properties nationwide were referred to Auction.com in Q3 2019 for a…
Some Are Selling For Less Than What They Paid Several Years Ago
A report from the New York Times. "For thousands of luxury condo owners in New York who have received deep tax breaks for a decade or more, the taxman is coming. The end of those benefits, through an expired program…
It’s Sick Because It’s Done By Design
A report from the Dallas Observer in Texas. "Khraish Khraish is no longer in the low-rent landlord business. Three years ago, Khraish was among several large-scale landlords targeted by the former mayor and City Council in a campaign to drive…
Many Of These Boondoggles Have Already Been Built, And Many More Are Now In The Pipeline
A report from Crain's New York Business. "The market has changed since 2012, when Extell’s One57 tower in Midtown reached over $1 billion in purchases in six months, touching off the city’s luxury construction boom. Extell followed that Billionaires’ Row…