A report from the Wall Street Journal. "One of the principal gatekeepers to housing-finance markets is stepping up scrutiny of nonbank mortgage lenders, concerned that some may not have the financial heft needed to overcome stressed conditions." "The increased oversight…
A press release from the Florida used house salespeople. "To Realtors®, homeowners and others who ask, 'Are we in another house price bubble?' – the answer is 'No,' according to Dr. Len Kiefer, Freddie Mac deputy chief economist, who spoke…
A report from Mansion Global on New York. "We caught up with Cary Tamarkin, founder and chairman of Tamarkin Co, to discuss the challenges facing the luxury market. MG: What’s the biggest surprise in the luxury real estate market now?…
A report from the Australian Financial Review. "After a relentless run of strong price growth across Sydney's property market, prices have fallen 11.4 per cent from the mid-2017 peak according to the latest Domain House Price report. There has been…
A report from the Los Angeles Daily News in California. "The San Fernando Valley’s real estate market pendulum is swinging toward home buyers, leaving sellers on the other end cautious these days, according to experts. 'Buyers now have way more negotiating…
A weekend topic starting with Asia News. "Here we publish the ground breaking speech that Prof. Xiang Songzuo held on December 16th at the Renmin University School of Economics, during a seminar for entrepreneurs. This speech is now impossible to…
A report from the Sun Sentinel. "In South Florida, there was an increase of more than 57,000 jobs in 2018 than a year earlier. At the same time, unemployment is lower than it has been in over a decade, according…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Andrew Bauer, deputy regional executive for the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank’s Baltimore branch said the weakness of Maryland’s housing market 'astounds' him. We’re not a state like some of the other states…
A report from the San Francisco Business Times in California. "Bay Area home sales plummeted by 22 percent in December, marking the largest year-over-year decline in sales of for any month since at least 2016. 'The early year rush led…
A report from the Denver Post in Colorado. "New apartments continue to pour onto the market, pushing down average rents in metro Denver for the second quarter in a row and boosting the vacancy rate a tad, according to the…