It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'Homes in the less-populated areas between [Florida] metros are sitting on the market for weeks, leading sellers to lower prices,' Sasha Dookhoo, a Florida homeowner who purchased her house in 2021 'before…
A report from the Pueblo Chieftain in Colorado. "New residential real estate figures released this week indicate Pueblo's market is not showing signs of significant improvement during the first three months of the year. The median sales price fell 4.7%…
A weekend topic starting with Yahoo Finance. "As Wall Street debates the cause of First Republic’s troubles, one analyst blames the nation’s top financial regulators. Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen were 'advocates of the strategy called…
A report from the Pueblo Chieftain in Colorado. "'There’s layoffs coming, I am sure,' said Randy Nobiensky, self-employed contractor with RH Builders. 'We are all connected, all in the same boat, and with the interest rates where they are. People…
A report from CNBC on California. "'The housing markets are softening in California, and it’s not just the tony neighborhoods of San Francisco, Silicon Valley and West LA,' said Jerry Nickelsburg, an adjunct professor at UCLA and director of the…