A report from the Wall Street Journal on Connecticut. "After four years on the market, and three price cuts, a stately Colonial-style home on Greenwich, Conn.’s tony Round Hill Road is being sold in a way that was once unthinkable…
A report from the Idaho Statesman. "The median house price in Ada County jumped $10,000 from February to March to $335,000, the Intermountain Multiple Listing Service reports. That’s the highest median price since a record $334,400 last August. 'You’d better…
A report from the Australian Financial Review. "Weekend property sales were boosted as sellers in inner Sydney and Melbourne cut prices by up to 20 per cent to seal deals in sluggish markets. 'Cheap as chips,' said Emma Bloom, buyer's…
A report from the Bakersfield Californian. "The average, per-unit sales price of multi-family housing properties in akersfield climbed last year to a whopping 17.8 percent year over year. That's 'pretty staggering,' said real estate agent Mark A. Thurston, senior vice…
A weekend topic starting with the Globe and Mail in Canada. "One out of every 10 condos built between 2016 and 2017 in the city of Toronto is owned by a non-resident of Canada. And nearly 9 per cent of…
A report from the South Florida Business Journal. "New foreclosure lawsuits increased by double digits in South Florida during the first quarter, according to Attom Data Solutions. The company found 2,860 foreclosure lawsuits started in the tri-county area, up from…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Several units at the high-end The Lauren Residences condominiums have been sold in a foreclosure auction and the developers of the Bethesda property are facing a pair of separate lawsuits claiming they…
A report from the Australian Financial Review. "Developers are offering financial advisers and mortgage brokers 'massive' commissions of nearly 9 per cent to sell completed apartments, or about $70,000 for an $800,000 apartment. That’s a 30 per cent increase commission…
A report from WCMH in Ohio. "The Columbus real estate market is booming. Just as fast as a homeowner can put a for sale sign in their front yard, it is now quickly replaced with a sign that reads sold. 'We…
A report from the Dallas Morning News in Texas. "Homebuilders eased back on Dallas-Fort Worth construction in the early months of 2019. North Texas builders started 8,439 homes in the first quarter, down 4.4% from a year ago. It was…