It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "What does the future hold for residential real estate, homebuyers and home sellers? Jordan Levine, senior vice president and chief economist for the California Association of Realtors, had several answers to this…
A report from WFLA in Florida. "Donald Delorme lived in his Pasco County home for more than seven years. Then, a salesman knocked at his door and offered something that sounded like a great deal. Delorme decided to sign up.…
A report from the Naples Daily News in Florida. "Royal Palm's inventory has surpassed 6,300. That's more than 50% higher than a year ago as 1,930 new listings were added in May. A similar trend is pumping up Naples Area…
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…