Two reports from the Times of London. "Tens of thousands of families have seen their inheritances decimated after elderly relatives paid inflated prices for new retirement homes that have collapsed in value, an investigation by The Times has found. Prices…
A weekend topic starting with NPR. "This week's Democratic presidential debate touched on a topic that usually doesn't get much attention in these forums. ELIZABETH WARREN: Our housing problem in America is a problem on the supply side. And that…
A report from the Urban Land Institute. "'Real estate doesn’t appear to be the sector where we are taking risks that won’t pay off,' says Sam Chandan, an associate dean of New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate. 'By…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "John Bryan was one of dozens of investors spending thousands of dollars to buy properties from a Florida-based company that flipped homes in Johnstown, promised to manage the properties and pay them…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on California. "Over a decade ago, Jeff Greene earned a fortune betting against risky mortgages in the last housing market crash. These days, the billionaire is finding himself less lucky in a different…
A report from Bisnow on California. "While 2019 represents a bounceback year for housing completions in San Francisco, this year's number of groundbreakings tells a much different story. Through the first three quarters, construction starts on market-rate multifamily units are…
A report from the Mortgage Reports. "A new study indicates that first-time home buyers are having more mortgage delinquency problems than they have since 2010. Black Knight’s most recent Mortgage Monitor report had some alarming findings: Nearly 1% of mortgage…
A report from Market Place. "The housing market is in a weird place. In 2012, demand for homes started rising. The problem was — and continues to be today — that there aren’t enough houses on the market to meet…
A report from KOMO News in Washington. "Sale prices for new homes fell 12.1% year over year in the Seattle metro area in the third quarter, according to a new report. The report also found the price per square foot…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on New York. "The urgent inquiries for office space from companies aiming to do business with Amazon have long ceased. The near-constant flurry of calls from would-be investors in commercial buildings and condominiums…