A report from Forbes on New York. "Though New York already has a 'mansion tax'—a 1% tax on homes over $1 million—support for the pied-a-terre bill is gaining. 'Because many of these expensive properties are effective ways for foreign buyers…
A topic starting with part of an email I received this morning. "Ben, I’m just another good hard working young man in the oilfield and I’m desperate to escape worthless crooked landlords. I NEED a home for me and my…
A report from KGW 8 on Oregon. "For the first time in seven years Portland home prices have gone down, according to new numbers from Regional Multiple Listing Service. The apartment building boom has left many units vacant across the…
A report from the Charlotte Observer in North Carolina. "Charlotte’s housing market got off to a slow start in 2019, and some experts say that the government shutdown is partially to blame. Data from Carolina Multiple Listing Services showed that…
A report from the Denver Post on Colorado. "Home sellers in metro Denver came out ready to play ball in a big way in January, but buyers didn’t show up to meet them in equal numbers. The number of single-family…
A report from WSMV in Tennessee. "A shift in the Nashville housing market is leveling the playing field for buyers and sellers. Zillow finds the number of homes selling above asking price in Nashville dropped more than any of the…
A report from the Times of San Diego on California. "San Diego home prices fell in November for the fourth consecutive month, according to the authoritative Case-Shiller report. Other West Coast cities, including Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle,…
A report from Bakersfield.com in California. "There's been considerable discussion since Trulia, a property listing website owned by Zillow, in November ranked Bakersfield fourth on its list of the top 10 housing markets to watch in 2019. Home appraiser Gary…
A report from Mansion Global on New York. "We caught up with Cary Tamarkin, founder and chairman of Tamarkin Co, to discuss the challenges facing the luxury market. MG: What’s the biggest surprise in the luxury real estate market now?…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Andrew Bauer, deputy regional executive for the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank’s Baltimore branch said the weakness of Maryland’s housing market 'astounds' him. We’re not a state like some of the other states…