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…
A report from Axios on Iowa. "Des Moines residents have spent the last year talking about our frenetic housing market, but there are early signs that some equilibrium is on its way. Zillow now shows a number of houses in…
A weekend topic starting with Better Dwelling. "Canada’s central bank has had researchers quietly studying bubbles overseas. The study, Bubbles, Crashes and Information Contagion In Large-Group Asset Market Experiments, appeared in the June issue of Experimental Economics. The researchers found…
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 KJZZ in Arizona. "Phoenix construction activity is getting close to levels seen in 2006, just before the housing crash and Great Recession. 'At the conclusion of fiscal year 20-21, planning will have issued approximately 47,000 total construction…
What is your mid-year housing bubble prediction? From six months ago: "I was sitting here contemplating what this new year is going to bring, and the biggest question that I have is where in the heck a frugal, cautious person…
A report from the Santa Fe New Mexican. "'So, what do you make of this housing bubble?' I am occasionally asked. In 2007, I obtained a 'no doc' loan. Then came the crash of October 2008. Almost overnight, the value…
A weekend topic starting with two reports from the Los Angeles Times. "Outreach workers on Friday wrapped up the first — and easiest — phase of the Venice Beach cleanup, persuading dozens of homeless people camped on the boardwalk to…