It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Median selling prices in July declined 10% from June’s record high of $812,000 for a single-family home. Multiple offers are also down, as well as the number of bidding wars, according to…
A report from Banker and Tradesman in Massachusetts. "Single-family buyers could be in store for a reprieve from the frenzied pace of price appreciation in recent years, as the number of homes for sale slid upwards slightly, to 5,518 statewide.…
A report from Yahoo. "If you're looking to do major upgrades or are in the middle of one with a contractor, you might want to see if you can re-negotiate the cost of materials. Gregory Kyler, a Chicago-based licensed general…
A report from Realtor.com. "The past year has been the stuff of home sellers’ dreams. It seemed they could put whatever price tag they wished on their properties and buyers would still line up around the block, many with all-cash…
A report from the Lawton Constitution in Oklahoma. "For the first time in her 40 years as a realtor, Brenda Bentley is seeing sellers get well above asking price for their home. 'It’s been hard for sellers all these years,'…
A weekend topic starting with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. "By using a database of over 100 publicly reported real estate money laundering cases in the U.S., United Kingdom and Canada, Global Financial Integrity says the U.S. has become…
A weekend topic starting with Vice. "Zillow is doing a $450 million bond deal to get the money it needs. Opendoor went public to scale as quickly as it can. Even Rocket Homes is getting into the action. The race…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Betsy Ronel, a licensed real estate salesperson with Compass in Westchester County, New York, said she believes the market will be in recovery mode for the foreseeable future. 'It’s a national issue,…
A report from 5280 on Colorado. "For single-family homes, CEO of BSW Real Estate Bret Weinstein notes that Denver’s housing market seems to be slowing down and finally experience the seasonality we were used to before the pandemic. 'We’re finally…
A report from the Shawnee Mission Post in Kansas. "Full tilt. With no emergency brake. That’s how some have described the pace of the housing market in 2021. But with cooler fall air just around the corner, we are starting…