It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "A Realtor economist said Friday, Nov. 2, not to believe those 'scary headlines' about 'plunging' home sales and stock prices. Pushing back against claims of a housing market bubble, Lawrence Yun, chief…
Two reports from Domain News on Australia. "Sydney is in the middle of the steepest downturn in house prices in decades and top experts say there’s a way to go yet. In the year to September, more than $75,000 slid…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The housing market in Houston and across the country has been on a tear in recent years. Several recent reports from the government, analysts and real estate companies are starting to suggest…
A report from ABC News in Australia. "The boom time is over and we're now officially experiencing the 'house price fall we had to have' according to Deloitte Access Economics. 'Our house prices here in Australia had streaked past anything…
A report from Domain News in Australia. "Sydney’s weekend auction clearance rate slumped to a low of 44.5 per cent on Saturday. The result was Sydney’s lowest preliminary clearance rate in a decade, excluding public holiday long weekends. Danny Grant,…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Home sales in the Charlotte metro area plunged in September, compared to a year ago. Buyers could soon see relief as the Charlotte area housing market moves to a more equal footing…
A report from the Australian Associated Press. "Weaker house prices in Sydney and Melbourne have continued to drag down the national market, with a 0.5% drop in September marking 12 months of consistently falling prices. CoreLogic’s national hedonic home value…
It's an international desk clearing post. "Brad Henderson, CEO of Sotheby’s, said recovery in Calgary’s top-tier real estate market has remained unsettled, in parallel to the city’s economic progress. In recent months, industry and consumer confidence have faltered in light…