A report from the California used house salespeople. "California home sales remained on a downward trend for the seventh consecutive month in November as prospective buyers continued to wait out the market, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today." "November’s sales…
A report from Bisnow on California. "Speakers at Bisnow's Silicon Valley Construction & Development Forecast event last week had differing opinions on just how dire the construction cost situation is. 'We're in a unique bubble in the Bay Area' said…
A weekend topic starting with the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. "If you own a house in the Tampa Bay area, chances are you’ve received at least one 'Dear Homeowner' letter offering to buy it for cash, 'as is' and…
A report from KVAL in Oregon. "Rent prices in Eugene have gone down the past two months, according to a San Francisco real estate research firm. The Lane County Rental Owners Association has seen this trend as well. The president…
A report from the San Francisco Business Journal in California. "The pace of change sweeping across the Bay Area housing market spurred one brokerage to issue a 'special report' this month on the Bay Area housing market. 'Dramatic changes abound,'…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "New data from Realtor.com offers the clearest sign yet that home price relief might finally be on the way for prospective homebuyers on the West Coast. Median listings prices in markets across…
A report from the New Orleans Advocate in Louisiana. "After years of rising prices, David Devillier saw his chance to get in on New Orleans’ real estate boom when he bought and restored a nearly 160-year-old Greek Revival double-gallery house…
A report from Bloomberg. "Ram Konara, a real estate broker in suburban Dallas, is raking in freebies this year: trips to Lake Tahoe and Santa Barbara in California, Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, and a dude ranch in Wyoming. The…
A report from the News Observer in North Carolina. "'There is a negative mood in the market,' said Stacey Anfindsen, a Cary-based appraiser with Birch Appraisal, who puts together the monthly Triangle Area Residential Realty Market Report. The buzz kill,…
A report from Forbes. "My first tip-off that winds of change were brewing came from an interview with a New York City real estate agent back in June. Over the phone he told me that home prices were down in…