It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Seattle-area home prices dropped again in March. The median single-family home in King County sold for $840,000 in March, down about 10% from a year earlier, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing…
A report from the Pioneer Press in Minnesota. "'We don’t seem to be selling stuff like $40,000 or $50,000 over list price, with offers like ‘You can name my first child,' quipped Justin DuChemin, a real estate agent with Re/Max,…
A report from Money Wise. "Austin real estate agent Lilly Rockwell says the market has already started favoring buyers and that she just helped a client negotiate a purchase for under list price. 'It's fabulous. Finally. Tons of choices, very…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "California home prices and sales are likely to fall as a result of the coronavirus, according to the California Association of Realtors. Kalena Masching, a Redfin agent in Silicon Valley, saw a…
A press release from Zillow. "It has been widely acknowledged that the aggressive pace of home value growth over the past several years was unsustainable. Buyers simply couldn't keep up, and home prices are correcting. Inventory was up year-over-year in…
A report from the Herald Tribune in Florida. "The 'West of the Trail' neighborhood has been the golden child of Sarasota’s residential real estate market for decades. But there is a change happening, says real estate appraiser Don Saba, who…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The global financial outlook 'kinda sucks,' said UC Santa Barbara professor Peter Rupert. This year, because of an 11 percent drop in the median house price, from $718,000 to $655,000, Santa Barbara…