A weekend topic starting with the Columbus Dispatch in Ohio. "The people behind the Issue 7 green-energy initiative on Tuesday's ballot have remained largely secretive. Two of their leaders have been mired in major personal financial problems that have dogged…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The streets aren’t being easy on Zillow, which is reportedly losing money on homes it bought to flip, but are instead proving flops. The winners of the real estate fumble include seller…
A report from Gizmodo. "Zillow has been hemorrhaging cash in the home-buying arms race in certain markets. Bloomberg wrote: 'Zillow put a record number of homes on the market in September. It also cut prices on nearly half of its…
A report from WTOP. "About 1 million U.S. homeowners with a mortgage are still in some stage of a mortgage payment forbearance program with their lender. The current rate of delinquencies at all stages is 3.5%, and that is historically…
A report from the Wichita Plus in Kansas. "Lange Real Estate realtor Rachel Lange said she’s seen the market shift. 'Things aren’t as hot and crazy as they were, All of those times have to come to an end,' she…
A report from Pleasanton Weekly in California. "Buyer behavior has shifted during the second half of 2021 and is likely to continue into next year said Tina Hand, 2021 president of the Bay East Association of Realtors. Hand said buyers…
A weekend topic starting with the Review Journal in Nevada. "After a prolonged hot streak in the housing market, at least one flipper is maxed out. Zillow announced it will not sign any new contracts to buy homes 'through the…
A report from Bloomberg. "No city exemplifies the mania of the Covid-era U.S. housing market better than Boise, Idaho. But in a sudden reversal, buyers are now the ones with power. Asking prices for houses are being slashed. Demand has…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The number of single-family home sales has declined for three consecutive months. Tim Warren, CEO of The Warren Group, said the single' biggest reason for the slide is that the typical price…
A report from Boca News Now in Florida. "Home values in Boca Raton and Delray Beach dropped precipitously between from the second to third quarter of 2021. According to the Elliman Report prepared by Miller Samuel Real Estate Appraisers, the…