A report from Forbes. "A startling number of homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages aren’t sure if they’ll face eviction soon. Some 16% of Americans who responded to the latest Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey—that’s a whopping 1.34 million people…
A report from 6 Sq Ft in New York. "While some of Donald Trump’s family businesses have managed to profit from his presidency, his condo buildings in New York City continue to see significant price drops. From 2016 to 2020,…
A weekend topic starting with the Brooklyn Rail. "Reaching out to and organizing these dispersed tenants is a daunting task, but a devoted core forms to coordinate the effort, and eventually begins to organize into neighborhoods and city blocks to…
A report from BU News Service on Massachusetts. "Some property owners leave vacant units rather than bear the costs of lost rent, maintenance, utilities and other bills they may never recoup. 'I’ve put [some units] out of touch for the…
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 the Wall Street Journal. "After the coronavirus pandemic shut many businesses this spring, the three major credit-ratings firms placed about 2,400 bonds tied to pools of corporate loans on review for possible downgrades. The potential wave has…
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 report from Realtor.com. "The nation's surging home prices don't seem to care about the recession the country is mired in. It has all led some to wonder: Are some markets getting too hot? Could we be entering the dreaded…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Mortgage delinquencies showed their sharpest rise in the history of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s delinquency survey. 'There is no way to sugarcoat a 32.9 percent drop in GDP during the second quarter,'…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "When Carolyn Guss and her husband listed their California home, which sold for under asking, their real-estate agent said people were eager to buy homes with yards outside of San Francisco proper.…