A report from Connect FM. "Thinking about buying a home? Bess Freedman, CEO of Brown Harris Stevens, a realty company in New York, says, 'We are definitely in a buyer’s market… very price sensitive, perhaps the most price sensitive market…
A weekend topic starting with RE Business Online. "The multifamily sector is like the Energizer Bunny, says Jamie Woodwell, vice president of commercial and multifamily research for the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Although 600,000 units are currently under construction nationally…
A report from the Sacramento Bee in California. "Sacramento County total home sales fell 22.5 percent year-over-year in December, the lowest for the month since 2007. In the four-county region, the largest decline in the year-over-year median sales price for…
A report from the Post Independent in Colorado. "Fewer homes are being bought, so there's a softening in the housing market. Since the 2008 Financial Crisis is still very much in living memory, many of us think we hear ominous…
A weekend topic starting with Housing Wire. "Noel Christopher, senior vice president at Renters Warehouse, warned people not to buy into the hype over the imminent real estate crash. And while 'don’t buy into the hype' is good advice in…
A report from Inside Indiana Business. "After a record-setting 2018, what does 2019 hold for the Indiana housing market? F.C. Tucker Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim Litten says it can be another banner year for housing. Litten cautioned that tight inventories,…
A report from the Union Tribune in California. "San Diego County’s median home price ended the year at $550,000, one of its lowest points of 2018, CoreLogic reported. The median price for a resale home was $595,000, dipping from the…
A report from the Times of San Diego on California. "San Diego home prices fell in November for the fourth consecutive month, according to the authoritative Case-Shiller report. Other West Coast cities, including Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle,…
A press release from the Florida used house salespeople. "To Realtors®, homeowners and others who ask, 'Are we in another house price bubble?' – the answer is 'No,' according to Dr. Len Kiefer, Freddie Mac deputy chief economist, who spoke…
A report from Easy Reader News on California. "Economist Christopher Thornberg quoted Chapman University economist Joel Kotkin’s finding that California recently became the world’s fifth largest economy. 'But he says all the growth is coming from Silicon Valley. The rest…