A report from News.com.au on Australia. "Australia could be the 'first domino to fall' in a global economic crisis for the first time in its 200-year history, according to economist John Adams, Digital Finance Analytics founder Martin North and Irish…
A report from the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia. "Every day there are Melbourne and Sydney property owners who put houses and units up for sale in the hope they can quickly find a buyer and the dream of the…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Realtor Kim Trouten said the Charlotte market is starting to shift. Buyers are getting more picky, especially with higher interest rates, and sellers have had to change their expectations, Trouten said. 'They’ve…
A report from the Daily Telegraph in Australia. "Sydney home auctions have turned into a bonanza of giveaways as real estate agents offer free coffee, arts and crafts bags for kids and even champagne in the hope of attracting bigger…
A report from the Gananoque Reporter in Canada. "Sales on Calgary’s MLS system in February were down 10 percent from February 2018, while the city-wide benchmark price declined five percent, year over year, to $414,400. If people don’t need to…
A report from Bloomberg on Australia. "As real-estate agent Adam Wong works through Australia’s worst property downturn in decades, he’s also found himself at the mercy of China’s slowing economy. In Wong’s core market of Chatswood, a suburb north of…
A report from the Daily Telegraph in Australia. "Sydney’s supply of properties for sale has hit a decade high this summer as weakening buyer demand creates a growing backlog of unsold housing. Buyer’s agent Peter Kelaher said a long listing…
A report from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "February sales for various housing types in the Vancouver area have tumbled to a 10-year low, with the market for detached houses getting hit the hardest. The price for detached properties…
A weekend topic starting with Gothamist in New York. "Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city had issued a subpoena against the home-sharing giant Airbnb, demanding information on approximately 20,000 Airbnb listings in New York City. Chris Lehane, the…
A report from Bloomberg on Australia. "Australia’s worst property slump in a generation has created some obvious losers. Investors who bought at the top of the market are underwater; homeowners looking to sell are having to slash prices and developers…