A report from WAVY. "For 11 years, Maureen and Peter Adams have lived in a house on Washington Street in Portsmouth, and in December, they decided to sell, but three months later, their house is still on the market. In…
A report from Business Insider. "It's been difficult to sell a home for so long now that sellers are starting to get desperate. 'With the passage of time, you essentially have some people really needing to move, despite the higher…
A report from the Bradenton Herald in Florida. "The most recent housing report for Manatee and Sarasota counties indicates a buyer-friendly market. In Manatee County, 500 single-family homes were sold in February, marking an 8.6% decrease year-over-year. The median sale…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Thus far, it’s unclear how many Pennsylvania feds have been laid off. 'I see lots of experience,' boomed the day’s organizer, Charlie Elison, a bearded Army veteran turned civilian public affairs officer,…
A report from Florida Politics. "There were 168,717 single-family homes for sale in Florida last month, the Realtor.com report said. It’s the most homes for sale recorded in the Sunshine State in a single month. The last time any month…
A report from DC News Now. "Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is sharing some new resources, including touting tens of thousands of jobs he says are available right now. Fired workers, especially those with specific skill sets, said it won’t be…
A report from CNBC. "The U.S. housing market continues to weaken, as potential buyers face stubbornly high mortgage rates, elevated prices and limited supply of listings. Realtors are reporting that buyer traffic in January was weak. 'Realtors are putting more…
A weekend topic starting with the Associated Press. "The Petersen family’s two-bedroom apartment in northern California is starting to feel small. Four-year-old Jerrik's toy monster trucks are everywhere in the 1,100-square-foot unit in Campbell, just outside of San Jose. And…
A report from Fortune. "Sales of existing homes last year hit the lowest level since 1995, according to the National Association of REALTORS. Yep, the annual pace of U.S. existing home sales hasn’t been this soft since Microsoft launched Windows…
A report from NPR. "The final figures for home sales last year are in, and the story is quite grim: 2024 was the slowest year for existing home sales in nearly three decades. At least there's some good news in…