A report from Market Watch. "The tide has turned, and buyers are now backing out of deals in the Sun Belt. Once pandemic boomtowns, 15.2% of homes in cities in the Sun Belt that went under contract in August fell…
A report from Community Impact in Texas. "Median home prices in Northwest Austin are down $67,000 from July to August, according to the Austin Board of Realtors monthly report released on Sept. 15. August median home prices stood at $577,000,…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'I don’t believe it is rebalancing anymore,' said Tony Fink, a licensed agent in Raleigh. 'I think is is rebalanced, it has already occurred. It was not possible for us to sustain…
A report from Bloomberg. "Institutional landlords are canceling contracts and getting more particular about purchases. The tech-powered home flippers known as iBuyers are slashing asking prices to clear inventory. Small-time property hounds are passing on homes they would have bought…
A report from Fox News. "'For the last seven straight months it has been going down and this is a huge drop - and I think all it says is, ‘Somebody do something or we’re going to go into a…
A report from Market Watch. "Frederick Warburg Peters, the president of Coldwell Banker Warburg, sounded a grimmer outlook for the Manhattan real-estate market in his own second-quarter market report. 'Throughout the second quarter, that slowdown has accelerated: fewer signed contracts,…
A report from the Missourian. "Realtors and lenders in Franklin County said demand for housing remains strong even with inflated costs. The price of houses have gone up dramatically in the last few years. Cory Davis with RE/MAX Gold in…
A report from Bloomberg. "Homebuilders are headed for their sharpest monthly nosedive since March 2020 as the stocks get pummeled by fears of rising rates. 'It’s a headwind to everybody across the sector, nobody is completely immune,' analyst Rafe Jadrosich,…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Sellers, at moments, were too aggressive with pricing. Price cuts on homes jumped in August, as some sellers realized they could not get their dream asking price. 'Many buyers gave up,' said…
A report from Mortgage Orb. "For the fifth consecutive quarter, a plurality of mortgage lenders expect near-term profitability to decrease, according to Fannie Mae's Q4 2021 Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey. 'Mortgage lenders’ profitability outlook has significantly weakened over the past…