A weekend topic starting with the Globe and Mail. "A short three-hour flight from Vancouver, it’s possible to walk off the plane and glide into vacation mode within minutes. The B.C. connection with Palm Springs, Calif., is a long-standing one,…
A weekend topic starting with Suncoast News in Florida. "More dramatic will be changes to large commercial tracts on the highway, such as the moribund Universal Plaza in Holiday, which recently showed up on a video with human excrement dotting…
A report from Bloomberg. "No city exemplifies the mania of the Covid-era U.S. housing market better than Boise, Idaho. But in a sudden reversal, buyers are now the ones with power. Asking prices for houses are being slashed. Demand has…
A report from 5280 on Colorado. "For single-family homes, CEO of BSW Real Estate Bret Weinstein notes that Denver’s housing market seems to be slowing down and finally experience the seasonality we were used to before the pandemic. 'We’re finally…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The number of new home purchases has certainly slowed amid the construction industry's struggles, though it’s not impossible for buyers to find a new home to purchase. In many cases, homebuilders have…
A report from Market Watch. "Like floodwater, mortgage bond losses flow from the bottom up. But with today’s compressed bond yields and an uncertain backdrop for commercial properties, Daniel McNamara, principal at a hedge fund that’s been in the spotlight…
A report from the Real Deal on New York. "In February, billionaire Ken Griffin purchased Calvin Klein’s seven-acre Southampton home for $84 million — the year’s most expensive deal in the Hamptons. Now, the mansion next door has been put…
A report from CNBC on New York. "Prices for Manhattan real estate took their biggest plunge since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new report. Brokers and real estate analysts say there is little sign of a bottom after…
A report from the Herald Tribune in Florida. "One of Florida’s premier economic forecasters handed a full banquet room a bouquet of fragrant roses — that being a metaphor for a sweet future for the state. 'Florida is outperforming the…
A report from the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. "Pasco County’s high-growth corridor is attracting more than single-family homes, restaurants and retail outlets. Nine luxury apartment complexes — two already leasing to residents, two that remain under construction and five…