A report from the Herald Tribune. "Throughout much of Florida, including nearby markets such as Tampa and Orlando, standing months of inventory remain comparable to national levels and are moving in tandem. However, in Sarasota and Naples, we are witnessing…
A report from the Sun Sentinel. "The one-two punch of the post-Surfside law designed to require condominium associations to set aside sufficient reserves for structural repairs combined with Florida’s unending increases in insurance costs is threatening to produce a wave…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The Austin housing market is starting to look a lot more like 2019. For the past three years, multiple offers, bidding wars and all-cash deals became the norm in Central Texas. Now,…
A report from the LA Daily News in California. "Since 2000, U.S. inflation has averaged 2.2%, according to the Consumer Price Index, while rates on 30-year mortgages averaged 5%, according to Freddie Mac. So historically speaking, loans are usually priced…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "In early October 2021, Zillow recorded its most active week buying homes in Phoenix. Then suddenly it stopped buying. John Wake, who has been a realtor around Phoenix since 2003, had one…
A report from the Dallas Morning News. "'Many of you are hearing the housing market is losing some steam,' James Gaines, the longtime economist for the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University, told members of the MetroTex…
A report from the Honolulu Star advertiser in Hawaii. "A Hong Kong-based company with plans to develop an Atlantis-themed resort along with two other big hotel and residential projects in West Oahu has been trying to sell all three properties…