A report from the Mercury News in California. "There’s new hope on the horizon for harried renters struggling to afford the Bay Area’s astronomical prices — rents have started falling. Median rents dropped in September and August compared to the…
A report from the Washington Post. "While home sellers may enjoy the feeling of having the upper hand in the local housing market, buyers have been frustrated for several years by the limited number of homes for sale, rising prices…
A report from Bisnow. "Experts have been estimating the likelihood of a commercial real estate bubble for years now. As recently as a year ago, experts in sectors like multifamily denied that bubble-like conditions existed, or at least downplayed the…
A weekend topic starting with The Stranger in Washington. "If one is stuck with the tools of standard economics, he/she will not be able to make sense of the fact that during the course of Seattle's construction boom, developers have…
A report from the Seattle Times in Washington. "If you read my colleague Mike Rosenberg, you already know that segments of the Seattle real-estate market are slowing. We have an apartment glut thanks to heavy investment in multifamily housing coming…
A report from Cory Doctorow on New York. "New York real estate is valuable because of the people who want to live there because of the vibrancy of the city -- but as the city is choked off from real…
A report KTVZ in Oregon. "Home sales are seasonal, so it's not too surprising that Bend's record-high June median home sales price of $449,000 dropped in September for the third straight month, to $425,000. But a Redmond appraisal firm noted…
A report from the Philadelphia Inquirer in Pennsylvania. "Prices paid for vacant land in Philadelphia have plummeted to their lowest levels in three years after peaking in 2017, an indication that the city's development boom led by townhouse, condo and…
A report from the Bellingham Herald in Washington. "Whatcom County home sale prices kept rising at a double-digit pace this summer, but there are signs that it won’t be a strong seller’s market much longer. Inventory is creeping up and…
A report from Finance & Commerce on Minnesota. "J.P. Morgan is taking a steep haircut as it sells an Uptown Minneapolis apartment building. The Walkway, a 92-unit mixed-use luxury building at 1320 W. Lake St., was sold Sept. 26 for…