A weekend topic starting with the Globe and Mail. "Jerome Powell and his colleagues at the U.S. Federal Reserve placed their bets this week with an oversized half-point cut to interest rates. Amid considerable uncertainty about the direction of the…
A weekend topic starting with KRDO in Colorado. "The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department is showing hope, with a 33% increase in building permits issued since the beginning of the year. However, supply and demand are just part of the…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Suze Orman uses her money to buy herself some nice things — like a condo in Florida right on the ocean. It’s an idyllic place to live. That is, until the personal…
A report from NBC News. "One of the first signs Barb Carter’s move to Florida wasn’t the postcard life she’d envisioned was the armadillo infestation in her home that caused $9,000 in damages. Then came a hurricane, ever present feuding…
A report from Newsweek. "A rising number of homes for sale in Florida are seeing sellers slashing prices in an attempt to offload their properties quickly, according to Zillow. Newsweek reported last week that, as of early on Monday, March…
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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The fact some major forecasters now foresee sustained price declines — something that hasn't happened in more than a decade — underscores just how quickly the housing market is changing. 'It's noteworthy,'…
A report from the Real Deal. "A pair of lofts owned by New York ex-banker Henry Buhl topped the list of luxury contracts signed in Manhattan last week. The second-priciest deal was a penthouse at 95 Greene Street, last asking…
A report from Bloomberg. "What’s flown largely under the radar amid the central bank’s efforts to bolster the economy, is the Fed’s role in pushing the $6.8 trillion mortgage-backed securities market to extremes. The Fed has bought more than $1…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'It was becoming clear the economic boom of the past 10 years was not sustainable, and that the 2020 assessment roll would reflect the apex of 10 consecutive years of economic prosperity,'…