A report from WFLA. "Florida homeowners are still getting hammered by rising insurance rates and some people are getting their policies dropped altogether. It’s a concern that has James Toth crunching numbers, especially after seeing a sharp 30% spike in…
A report from The Times. "Northwest Indiana's housing market peaked with 12,000 home sales in the seven-county area in 2021 but remains hot. Demand is strong but is waning, said Northwest Indiana Realtor Association CEO Pete Novak. It's been waning…
A report from the Marina Times in California. "In San Francisco 251 homes were sold in September, down 23 percent from the previous year. Homeowners are reluctant to sell their homes now because of the cost of securing a replacement…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Jonathan Miller, CEO of real-estate consulting firm Miller Samuel said, 'Naples saw a price boom [during Covid] that…benefited from the restructuring of Florida as a place to live full time.' Median prices…
A weekend topic starting with Bisnow South Florida. "Short term rentals have proliferated across Miami as developers race to meet demand that surged during the pandemic. At least 4,312 short-term rental units across 12 projects have been proposed or started…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Hawaiʻi’s luxury home market experienced a 22% decline in the number of sales last year compared with 2021. 'It’s not quite as doomsday as people think,' Hawaiʻi Life CEO Matt Beall says…
A report from KMOV in Missouri. "While winter is a slow time of year, St Louis realtor Cathy Shaw Connely said inventory remains fairly low, despite rising interest rates. 'Yes, it’s going to affect the amount of house they can…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'I’ve felt a massive drop,' says Sabrina Must, who in the height of the pandemic could command more than $1,000 per night on a holiday weekend in Encinitas, California but now has…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Whenever the housing market slows significantly, layoffs in the mortgage industry follow. And that’s what happened Tuesday at Radian Group Inc., a Wayne firm that sells mortgage insurance and provides other services…
A report from the South China Morning Post. "Two of China’s top three leading property developers saw their November sales plunge even after cutting prices by nearly a third at some of their projects, as fears of a housing recession…