It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The average asking price of homes in the Lakes Region is definitely inflated by the many high-priced waterfront homes that are on the market. Big time! You’d almost think we were in…
A report from the Georgia Straight in Canada. "The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver is reporting another painful month for the housing market. According to the REBGV, 1,829 homes were sold in April 2019, representing a 29.1 percent decrease…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Lumber prices typically rise in the spring as builders stock up for construction season. But this year, they are being hit hard by bad weather and a decline in home building. 'We’re starting…
A report from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "As the Toronto real estate market crawls through a slow patch, there is growing anecdotal evidence that some agents are bending and sometimes breaking the rules to drum up business. For…
A report from CNBC. "The nation’s priciest properties are in far less demand this year, and that is taking a toll on their values. Sales of homes listed at $2 million and above fell 16% in the first quarter, the…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "The Morgan family of western New York built one of the country’s largest rental apartment empires, amassing more than 140 properties and more than 34,000 units across 14 states. Now the family business,…
A report from Stuff New Zealand. "It was revealed by the Real Estate Institute this week that, in some parts of Auckland, the median residential property sale price in the six months to the end of March was 30 per cent…
A report from the Tennessean. "Home buyers are gaining the upper hand in Nashville as demand continues to trend down this year. The number of unsold homes in the Nashville Metro area sitting on the market in March – 11,510 –…
A report from the Salt Lake City Tribune in Utah. "Sales of single-family homes declined in all five counties along the Wasatch Front in early 2019 as prices continued a multiyear trend upward, though that rise in prices appears to…
A report from the Bay Area News Group in California. "Home sales flagged 14.3 percent Santa Clara County and 11.8 percent in San Mateo County. Median sale prices fell by 11.1 percent to $1.2 million in Santa Clara County and…