A report from the New York Post. "Some of the Big Apple’s ritziest ZIP codes are seeing home values plummet amid the sustained exodus from the city caused by the pandemic, spiraling crime and ballooning taxes, experts told The Post.…
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…
A report from Vail Daily in Colorado. "If Eagle County’s 2023 real estate dollar volume had immediately followed 2019, it would have been a new record. Instead, it represents a significant drop from the pandemic years. Meanwhile, the number of…
A report from the Ventura County Star in California. "When developer Shangri-La Industries stopped paying its bills and stopped its state-funded work turning motels in Thousand Oaks and other cities into housing for the homeless, one of the big unanswered…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The 'lock-in' effect — current owners being unwilling to move or refinance at higher rates — is showing signs of easing as more sellers begin to put their homes up for sale.…
A report from the Missoula Current in Montana. "It's the third straight year that sales volumes have decreased year-over-year. 'Last year there were 952 residential sales in our (area),' said Brint Wahlberg with Windermere Real Estate. 'That's on pace with…
A report from Fox Business. "The share of mortgages with a rate below 6% has fallen to 88.5% from a record high of 92.8% in mid-2022, indicating that some homeowners have given up their lower rate to move, according to…
A report from WNCT. "The Greenville ENC Alliance, a local economic development agency, recently released its first research report. This one is focused on housing trends in Greenville, Pitt County, and Eastern North Carolina. It breaks that information down to…
A report from the Washington Post. "It has been nearly three years since dozens of first-time home buyers were forced to flee their crumbling Anacostia condominium because the District deemed the newly-constructed building unsafe. Ever since, homeowners said, they have…