A weekend topic starting with two reports from the Los Angeles Times. "Outreach workers on Friday wrapped up the first — and easiest — phase of the Venice Beach cleanup, persuading dozens of homeless people camped on the boardwalk to…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Real estate developer Mohamed Hadid’s Bel-Air mega-mansion is on the market for $8.5 million. Once the property sells, the house will be destroyed with proceeds of the sale funding the demolition, which…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Laura Loyd, a single mother of four had been laid off from her job at a resort in nearby Branson when tourism froze up from coronavirus. Tony LaGrand, who was the landlord…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The number of active listings in the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors region at the end of September was down 5.6% from a year ago, but an encouraging sign for potential buyers…
A report from the Vancouver Sun in Canada. "Ian Watt, a Vancouver realtor who specializes in Yaletown condos, said people need to look beyond the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver’s headline numbers. 'This is the first time since May…
A report from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "New condo sales in the second quarter in the Toronto region fell to their lowest level since the Great Recession. Condo weakness is also playing out in the resale market. For…
A weekend topic starting with the Wall Street Journal. "Even the coronavirus hasn’t stopped the world’s biggest asset bubble from getting bigger. After a brief pause during coronavirus lockdowns in February, a Chinese property boom in some megacities that many…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "According to an ATTOM Data Solutions report buying a home is more affordable than renting in 53% of the U.S. housing markets. 'The current market here in Bakersfield for renters is a…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Here are some of my observations from Mortgage Bankers Association convention I attended in Austin last month. One exhibit hall lender offered primary residence mortgages void of any income information or any…
A report from CTV Vancouver in Canada. "When detached homes in Metro Vancouver began dropping in price several years ago, condos seemed immune to the changing market – but not anymore. New data from Royal LePage shows Metro Vancouver condominiums…