A report from the Mortgage Research Center. "Critics of the 'date the rate' strategy are having their day in the sun. They were right in saying that the strategy could be harder to implement than it sounds. Realtor.com offered solid…
A report from WPTV. "The rising cost of home insurance for one Palm Beach County condo is a story that seems to playing out at condos all across Florida. 'It's shocking to watch in a few years to go from…
A report from Market Watch. "It’s a tough time for the real-estate industry, which faces a significant test in the form of higher mortgage rates, Dave Liniger, the real-estate tycoon, founder and chairman of Denver-based real-estate giant Re/Max, told MarketWatch.…
A report from NBC Montana. "Nationwide, 2023 saw the lowest number of homes sold in the past 30 years. 'We have to stop the bleeding before an improvement can take place,' Lawrence Yun, an economist with the National Association of…
A report from ABC 7 in California. "A former HGTV star and house flipper from Los Gatos has been sentenced to four years in Santa Clara County Jail. On Tuesday, Charles 'Todd' Hill, star of the show 'Flip It to…
A report from Newsweek. "A condominium in downtown San Francisco, an area that's been rocked by several problems in the past few years, was sold last week for about half of its purchase price in 2019, as shown on Zillow.…
A report from the Mercury News in California. "In an opportunity most would-be Bay Area homeowners can only dream about, a handful of buyers snagged nine condominiums in a downtown San Jose housing tower at auction — paying an eye-popping…
A weekend topic starting with the Globe and Mail. "A short three-hour flight from Vancouver, it’s possible to walk off the plane and glide into vacation mode within minutes. The B.C. connection with Palm Springs, Calif., is a long-standing one,…
A report from Realtor.com. "The Austin, TX, housing market boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, Ben Brajtbord, 38, and his girlfriend, Emily Sawyer, 34, started house hunting in Austin when the local market was still on fire. The first-time…
A report from the Arizona Republic. "The number of February 2023 home sales in metro Phoenix was about 100 higher than February 2024, and the median price was about $28,000 less. 'If you found February’s sales volume numbers disappointing, you’re…