It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Economists now project 2023 will mark the slowest year for home sales since 2008, when the housing bubble burst. This is the seventh week in a row that rates have risen, marking…
A report from Money Wise. "Home prices in 18 of the largest 50 cities in the U.S. fell between the four-week period ending Jan. 15 compared to the same period time a year before, says Redfin. In San Francisco, prices…
A report from the Boston Globe. "The short-term rental platform Airbnb has come a long way from its 2007 roots. A glut of listings — and a range of hosting types to match — has driven some communities to institute…
A report from WHSV in Virginia. "As we enter into the last three months of the year, what had hopeful signs of declines in interest rates is no longer the case throughout this year. 'We had heard from a lot…
A report from the Kansas City Star. "Brand new, move-in ready, maintenance-provided luxury villas in a prime Blue Valley location by award-winning builders? If you’re looking for a quality, maintenance-provided villa in one of Johnson County’s sought-after new home communities,…
A weekend topic starting with the Washington Post. "The first share of $80 million that D.C. officials expect to reap from multistate opioid settlements has landed in District coffers, critical support for stemming an epidemic that claims more lives annually…
A report from Mansion Global on New York. "Last week was a relatively sluggish one for Manhattan’s luxury housing market, according to Monday’s report from Olshan Realty. Sales volume, based on the most recent asking prices, took a notable dip,…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The value of real estate in the heavily damaged coastal areas have fallen dramatically, with total assessed value 40% in Fort Myers Beach and nearly 32 % lower on Sanibel. Home listings…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Jonathan Miller, CEO of real-estate consulting firm Miller Samuel said, 'Naples saw a price boom [during Covid] that…benefited from the restructuring of Florida as a place to live full time.' Median prices…
A report from Sarasota Magazine in Florida. "The Sarasota metro area recently topped a national list that ranks places based on where home inventory saw the greatest increases over the previous year. With a 128 percent hike, our inventory more…