A report from the Baltimore Banner in Maryland. "Mass firings. Job uncertainty. Bigger workloads. A demand to list accomplishments. Stress hives. Borrowing from retirement funds. The Trump administration’s executive orders aimed at the federal workforce have rapidly transformed many lives.…
A report from the Gazette Journal in Nevada. "On Aug. 17, the National Association of Realtors will implement changes that its members must follow as part of a sweeping $418 million settlement over its practices. One potential concern from the…
A weekend topic starting with the Washington Post. "The first share of $80 million that D.C. officials expect to reap from multistate opioid settlements has landed in District coffers, critical support for stemming an epidemic that claims more lives annually…
A report from the Orange County Register. "Home values have declined from pandemic-era peaks in more than half the states and metropolitan areas, according to some new price data. The sharpest declines in metros were largely in California, Idaho and…
A report from ABC 15 in Arizona. "'Home prices are now down 8% in Phoenix compared to the 2022 spring peak, which is twice as large as the decline in prices nationally, but still lower than declines in the Bay…
A report from Axios Denver in Colorado. "As the market settles, so will the 'record-breaking appreciation homeowners have been spoiled with,' realtor Jeremy Kane at eXp Realty anticipates. 'This will feel like a pull-back or a loss in value, when…
A report from Realtor.com. "The red-hot housing market has been brought to its knees by soaring mortgage interest rates. 'No one wants to catch a falling knife,' says economist Yelena Maleyev of KPMG US. 'No one wants to buy in…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Since the end of the Great Recession, home prices in the Rochester area have pretty much gone in one direction: up. In the last several years, they’ve soared. But could that change…
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A report from Spectrum News on California. "Saving and budgeting might be the best approach for aspiring home owners in LA County, where the average house costs over $700,000. Richard Green, director and chair of the USC Lusk Center for…