A report from Bloomberg. "This is how housing markets turn. Slowly. Six years of home-price gains outpacing wage growth; bidding wars replaced by sales at the asking price; days or weeks on the market turning into months; rising mortgage rates.…
A report from Mansion Global on New York. "Luxury home sellers in Manhattan are dishing out major discounts to get the deal done. They signed contracts for 21 homes priced at $4 million or more in the week ending Sunday,…
A report from the Orlando Business Journal in Florida. "After years of competitive bidding wars and rising prices, a new data analysis from Zillow shows it might finally be a good time to buy a home in many U.S. markets…
A report from the Post Independent in Colorado. "Garfield County stands as a bright spot in the Colorado real estate market, which is dipping across the state, but the strong sales numbers may not last long. Garfield County real estate…
A report from the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. "Construction began on nearly 3,000 homes in the Tampa Bay area in the third quarter of this year but the new-home market shows definite signs of a slowdown. Moreover, 'truly affordable…
A weekend topic starting with two reports from Executive Magazine. "Coming into 2018, Lebanon’s real estate market was already sputtering. The first wave of concerns was voiced by developers of luxury units. Property sales in this uppermost segment began slowing…
A report from Multi-Housing Pro on Colorado. "Average rents in Denver fell by $19 per month in the third quarter of 2018, continuing a three-year trend in rent decreases during the third quarter, according to the Denver Metro Area Apartment…
Two reports from Domain News on Australia. "Sydney is in the middle of the steepest downturn in house prices in decades and top experts say there’s a way to go yet. In the year to September, more than $75,000 slid…
A weekend topic starting with J. Bradford DeLong, Professor of Economics at the University of California at Berkeley. "The 2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession left the Global North 10% poorer than it otherwise would have been, based on 2005…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The housing market in Houston and across the country has been on a tear in recent years. Several recent reports from the government, analysts and real estate companies are starting to suggest…