A report from the Star Tribune in Minnesota. "On a good month, the upper floor of Michael and Krista Browne’s Minneapolis duplex near the University of Minnesota could pull in $2,750 to $3,000 as an Airbnb rental. For the Brownes…
A weekend topic starting with the Wall Street Journal. "Protesters frustrated that marches on the streets haven’t resulted in more dramatic police reforms have found a new stage: the homes of big city mayors. In San Jose, Calif., a group…
A report from CNBC. "Late Tuesday, the Trump administration announced a somewhat creative plan to stop most rental evictions through the end of the year. 'Without mortgage forbearance protections and protections from other property-level financial obligations such as property taxes,…
A weekend topic starting with two articles in the Los Angeles Times. "Four months into the pandemic, never has the city seemed so upside down. Parking attendants wave flags to the empty streets. Storefronts, boarded-up from break-ins, merge with stalled…
A report from Boston.com in Massachusetts. "International buyers, a key ingredient in new downtown condo projects, have pulled back in the past few years. The pullback is a departure from real estate anecdotes in recent years across the country of…
A weekend topic starting with the Oregonian. "Despite stay-at-home orders, the coronavirus pandemic, high unemployment and an unsure global economy, people are buying homes in Oregon. 'People are willing to overpay for what they want because of lending rates,' says…
A report from the Denver Post in Colorado. "It is unlikely that Denver Metro will experience a bursting housing bubble this year. The steady stream of demand from homebuyers should keep home prices within a healthy range. It is also…
A report from the Los Angeles Times in California. "It’s not just renters who are benefiting from expanded unemployment payments. Nearly half of the tenants in the 16-unit apartment complex Kim Pierce owns in Echo Park are behind on their…
A report from Inman News. "Delinquency rates across the United States soared in April — a change caused by the coronavirus outbreak that, experts warn, could spell trouble for months to come. According to CoreLogic, 6.1 percent of mortgages were…
A report from Yahoo Finance. "A potential housing crisis is on the way for millions of Americans whose mortgage and rent deferrals are about to sunset. 'There are millions of Americans now unemployed due to the pandemic with greatly reduced…