It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The Los Angeles Tenants Union (LATU) has been posting fliers on the streets 'urging residents not to pay rent and to demand a rent strike,' one concerned property manager told The Epoch…
A report from WGBH. "Existing home sales fell nearly 9% in March, according to the National Association of Realtors, as millions of Americans lost their jobs to the coronavirus pandemic and millions more hunkered down to avoid getting sick. April's…
A report from Oregon Public Broadcasting. "Calls are mounting in Portland for elected officials to temporarily ban evictions, as the coronavirus pandemic throws the ability of low-wage workers to make their next rent payment into question. To protect renters, lawmakers…
A report from the Orange County Register in California. "California ranks high on a national scoreboard of yet another unflattering real estate trend: rapidly cooling home appreciation rates. Source: My trusty spreadsheet filled with Federal Housing Finance Agency data. California…
A report from Boston Real Estate Times in Massachusetts. "The 2019 Greater Boston condominium market stabilized from what has been a five-year run of price escalation, absorption and diminished supply, according to a report from the Collaborative Companies. The current…
Two reports from the Wall Street Journal. "A flock of vulture investors is circling China: large money managers including Blackstone Group, Lone Star Funds and Oaktree Capital as well as Bain Capital. In the past few years global investment firms…
A report from Point 2 Homes on Texas. ""Q: Would you recommend buying or renting in the largest cities in Texas this year? Shannon Cornelison-Brown Assistant Professor of Accounting Austin College: 'In the largest cities in Texas, investor funds have…
A report from the Los Angeles Times in California. "Neal Baer, the pediatrician-turned-TV-writer is asking less than he paid for his Brentwood home. The charming Midcentury just hit the market for $3.35 million — or $150,000 shy of what he…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "During the fourth quarter of last year, 2,404 sales closed in Manhattan, a 1.2% dip year-over-year. The median sales price, meanwhile, remained flat at close to $1 million, according to a report…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The figures from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors point to a market that, while certainly pricey, is significantly less frenzied than it was a year or two ago, when buying a…