A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Board members of the Highland Park Community Association in Mission Viejo, Calif., braced last year for a rise in insurance costs. Yet they were still shocked to receive a quote for over $170,000,…
A report from the Oklahoman. "Downtown housing prices are soaring in Oklahoma City to an extent that they have more than doubled over the past decade. The Property Shark report cautions the housing price growth is not entirely good news.…
A report from Axios. "Metro Denver's housing scene is finding its equilibrium as more homes hit the market, but many buyers aren't budging. The slow spring selling season is stumping local realtors, who predicted a year ago that a boost…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Fewer existing houses are selling in Southern Nevada and homebuilders are offering more incentives to get buyers into new homes. Lennar did acknowledge in a first quarter earnings call that the U.S.…
A report from CBS News. "When Joy Sharp built a new home in the small coastal community of Wilmington, North Carolina, about eight years ago, her homeowners insurance cost was a relatively modest $1,400. That was then. 'Now I've been…
A report from ABC Action News in Florida. "After years of a scorching hot housing market, a new report labels the Tampa region as one of the fastest-cooling housing markets in the country. North Port came in first place, followed…
A report from the Arizona Republic. "When Phoenix leaders set a goal to create or save 50,000 houses in a decade to improve home affordability, the Housing Director at the time questioned if it could be done. Four years later,…
A report from the Oklahoman. "The number of sellers putting homes on the market was greater than the increase in buyers, and April ended with an inventory of 3,342 homes listed for sale with Realtors, nearly 50% more than a…
A report from Bisnow. "On the heels of probes by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and federal regulators, the country’s most active mortgage brokerage is moving to shore up its standards with a new hire. Meridian Capital Group has appointed Melissa…
A weekend topic starting with WTSP. "The ongoing property insurance crisis in Florida took center stage Wednesday on Capitol Hill. 'Our proposed renewal for 2023 was more than $8,000,' testified Tallahassee resident Deborah Wood, going on to describe the impact…