A report from National Mortgage News. "While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create financial uncertainty for all Americans, it's not too early to ask how mortgage lenders can help put the nation's economy back on track. One way is to…
A weekend topic starting with the Wall Street Journal. "Pension giant California Public Employees’ Retirement System is projecting malls will lose some of their value in the second quarter, according to an internal estimate. The investment chief of the Chicago…
A report from The Naples News in Florida. "Has it become a buyers' market? Zillow, indeed, has declared it just that, now officially designating both the Collier and Lee County areas as cold markets. As of July, its freshest data,…
A report from Bisnow on Texas. "Real estate investors and developers surveyed for a PwC and Urban Land Institute study still view Dallas-Fort Worth as a Top 10 U.S. real estate investment market even though the region plummeted from the…
A report from Yahoo Finance. "Homebuilding last month leapt to its highest rate in 12 years, newly released construction data says. But the havoc wrought by last decade’s housing bubble has buyers wondering how to protect themselves if the market…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Taylor Denchfield says he has been flipping homes since he was 17 (he is now 25). Data from the first three months of this year suggests the flipping market has already begun…
A report from the Denver Post in Colorado. "Listings continued to flow into metro Denver’s housing market last month, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. Despite lower borrowing costs, buyers fell short when it came to absorbing the…
A weekend topic starting with Domain News in Australia. "Owners in Melbourne’s high-rise apartment towers are selling properties at a loss amid a tarnished reputation thanks to wild parties and crime. Some city and Docklands buildings are tarnished thanks to…
A report from the Orange County Register in California. "Southern California’s home prices boomeranged back in April from a rare price drop in March as lower mortgage rates and an increase in the number of homes for sale lured more…
A report from the Santa Cruz Sentinel in California. "On some blocks in Old Palo Alto, $9 million doesn’t even buy a roof. Take the nice vacant lot with the for sale sign on Bryant Street near Coleridge Avenue. But…