A report from the Record Eagle in Michigan. "Andrew Dodson and his wife were able to secure a home near downtown Traverse City before the housing bubble expanded after the new year. Still, Andrew said their new home cost about…
A report from KBTX in Texas. "Sales are booming in the Brazos Valley. Laura Walker’s been in the market since mid-May looking at homes for her parents. They’re retired and looking to move from North Carolina. 'I kind of had…
A report from CNBC. "The inventory of new homes for sale jumped from a 5.5-month supply in May to a 6.3-month supply in June. In June, the number of homes for sale that had not yet been started hit an…
A report from the Dallas Business Journal in Texas. "Real estate agents and others in the residential business say they have seen DFW transition over the last couple of months from a completely insane housing market to what's still a…
A weekend topic starting with KIRO in Washington. "Seattle police and fire investigators are searching for a known arson suspect who they believe intentionally started a fire which destroyed an abandoned housing complex in the 5200 block of University Way…
A report from Fox Business. "The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA has said it backed a record breaking 1.2 million loans in 2020, and a new study suggests it's already on pace to break that record again…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "After months of mayhem in the real estate market, data shows homebuyers may finally be taking a breather, with real estate agents reporting slowdown in showings and bidding wars. Kyle Hioki said…
A report from the Globe and Mail. "It’s a troubling question that has been echoing through the condo towers in Canada’s largest cities for the past two weeks: Could the disaster in suburban Miami happen here? Existing Canadian condo rules…
A report from the News Daily in Georgia. "Several weeks back, I asked in this space, 'What is the plan?' An extended eviction and foreclosure moratorium, put in place by the CDC during this lengthy pandemic will expire on July…
A report from KTVB in Idaho. "Jeff Wills, president of the Boise Regional Realtors board, said that he's heard of plenty of comparisons between Boise and other cities in the West. 'I mean, I can't tell you how many times…