A report from the Seattle Times in Washington. "Every year, the Urban Land Institute and the consultancy PwC publish their Emerging Trends in Real Estate report. 'As this economic cycle entered the history books as the longest in U.S. history,…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "We are entering new territory when it comes to home sales by the Bay East Association of Realtors. According to data from 34 East Bay cities, many of them had more homes…
A report from the Real Deal. "Three years later, Tom Barrack has buyer’s remorse. As his firm, Colony Capital, embarks on a $325 million venture into digital infrastructure, it first needs to offload much of its real estate portfolio from…
A report from the Miami Herald in Florida. "In the wake of the Great Recession, when traditional development loans were in short supply, local condo developers shifted financing onto buyers by requiring 50% deposits. Now, more and more developers are…
A report from the Oregonian. "It appears a relatively good time to be a homebuyer in the Portland area. Mortgage rates have fallen to near-record lows, and more houses are listed for sale. Bidding wars are mostly a thing of…
A report from the Philadelphia Inquirer in Pennsylvania. "Sales in Philadelphia, declined 15.4% from the year before, though they remain much higher than the historic average. 'I haven’t noticed any acute response or panic from the market — no one…
A weekend topic starting with the Times of London. "Unaffordable property prices are down to Britain’s 'broken housing market,'to use Sajid Javid’s words as housing secretary in 2017. The chancellor was referring to the undersupply of new homes, and he…
A report from the East Bay Times in California. "Across the Bay Area, from the Berkeley hills to the Santa Cruz Mountains, insurance companies are declining to renew policies that include fire coverage — sending families scrambling in the heart…
A report from the Globe and Mail. "Navin Seepaul is a 29-year-old single dad who makes $30,000 a year as a barber. He owns a $1-million house in Brampton, a sprawling suburb northwest of Toronto. Each month, the payments on…
A report from Living Snoqualmie in Washington. "The Chief Economist for Windermere Real Estate, Matthew Gardner, made a stop in the Snoqualmie Valley. Gardner said the Puget Sound real estate market is ‘well and above’ many other U.S. markets, but…