A report from the Missourian. "Realtors and lenders in Franklin County said demand for housing remains strong even with inflated costs. The price of houses have gone up dramatically in the last few years. Cory Davis with RE/MAX Gold in…
A report from Bloomberg. "Homebuilders are headed for their sharpest monthly nosedive since March 2020 as the stocks get pummeled by fears of rising rates. 'It’s a headwind to everybody across the sector, nobody is completely immune,' analyst Rafe Jadrosich,…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Sellers, at moments, were too aggressive with pricing. Price cuts on homes jumped in August, as some sellers realized they could not get their dream asking price. 'Many buyers gave up,' said…
A report from Mortgage Orb. "For the fifth consecutive quarter, a plurality of mortgage lenders expect near-term profitability to decrease, according to Fannie Mae's Q4 2021 Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey. 'Mortgage lenders’ profitability outlook has significantly weakened over the past…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "As of Oct. 24, Zillow had 250 homes on the market in metro Phoenix that were on average priced 6.2% below what the company had paid for them, according to Greg Hague,…
A report from the Aspen Times in Colorado. "I met a colleague of mine at an Aspen coffee shop earlier this week. We talked about the recent shift from the non-stop activity for the second summer in a row, to…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The streets aren’t being easy on Zillow, which is reportedly losing money on homes it bought to flip, but are instead proving flops. The winners of the real estate fumble include seller…
A report from Pleasanton Weekly in California. "Buyer behavior has shifted during the second half of 2021 and is likely to continue into next year said Tina Hand, 2021 president of the Bay East Association of Realtors. Hand said buyers…
A report from Bloomberg. "Zillow, which acquired more than 3,800 homes in the second quarter, will stop pursuing new home purchases as it works through a backlog of properties already in its pipeline. 'We are beyond operational capacity in our…
A report from Bisnow New York. "The coronavirus pandemic brought New York City’s office market to a screeching halt. Adding to landlord concerns is the seemingly constant new supply of space. 'If they [refinanced] recently, this is the problem,' added…