It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Rising mortgage delinquency rates in Florida are raising fears that the coronavirus pandemic will lead to a foreclosure crisis as bad if not worse than the one that followed the 2008 housing…
A report from Los Angeles Magazine in California. "'The hysteria over what’s happening right now is simply out of line with reason and reality. The Great Recession was driven by the collapse of a $15 trillion subprime bubble. Back then…
A report from The Wall Street Journal on Florida. "U.S. prosecutors are looking to seize a penthouse in a luxury condominium tower in Miami that they say a son of the Republic of the Congo’s president bought with money embezzled…
An editorial from Jonathan Miller in Forbes. "When the Covid-19 crisis began half way through March, the Manhattan housing market was placed on 'pause,' as were many housing markets around the country. That was the beginning of the problem this…
A report from the Real Deal on Florida. "The co-founder of a blockchain company paid $5.2 million for a unit at Regalia in Sunny Isles Beach, well under its previous trade price. The 5.5K sf unit last sold for for…
A weekend topic starting with Eugene Weekly in Oregon. "The Eugene City Council heard a range of testimony in favor of and against a proposed ordinance requiring short term rental (STR) operators to obtain a business license. Mike Grudzien, who…
A report from CBS New York. "As New Yorkers flee the city amid the coronavirus pandemic, parts of the city’s real estate market are rife with empty apartments. CBS2’s Jessica Moore reports the industry is dealing with nearly record low…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The Corcoran Group Founder and Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank Barbara Corcoran joins Yahoo Finance’s Zack Guzman to break down her latest outlook on real estate amid the coronavirus. Corcoran: You're going…
A report from CBC News in Canada. "The days of cut-throat competition in Toronto for an affordable rental unit — or any unit, for that matter — are gone, at least for now. Pauline Lierman, director of market research for…
A report from National Mortgage Professional. "Close to 70% of home sellers are willing to accept a lower purchase price just to reach the closing point, according to a new LendingTree survey. This comes as the coronavirus has made it…