It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Andrew Bauer, deputy regional executive for the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank’s Baltimore branch said the weakness of Maryland’s housing market 'astounds' him. We’re not a state like some of the other states…
A report from the San Francisco Business Times in California. "Bay Area home sales plummeted by 22 percent in December, marking the largest year-over-year decline in sales of for any month since at least 2016. 'The early year rush led…
A report from the Denver Post in Colorado. "New apartments continue to pour onto the market, pushing down average rents in metro Denver for the second quarter in a row and boosting the vacancy rate a tad, according to the…
A report from Boston.com on Massachusetts. "'Buyers are exercising a little more caution and restraint than a year ago,' said James Major, Greater Boston Association of Realtors president. 'The pool of buyers is still large, but after several years of…
A report from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "A Toronto-area real estate development company that in recent months has cancelled two condominium projects has filed for court protection from its creditors after failing to make payments on about $220-million…
A report from CBS News. "Home affordability has been worsening since the real estate market bottomed in 2012. The recovery in home values has easily surpassed gains in typical paychecks. In the Dallas area, just 55 percent of the listings…
A report from the Washington Post. "If you’ve been distracted by the federal shutdown, political dysfunction, stock-market volatility and reports of rising mortgage rates, it wouldn’t be surprising if you concluded: No way is this a good time to even…
A report from Daily Mail Australia. "The bank account of China's youngest female billionaire has taken a hit after she sold her luxury pent house apartment in Sydney for a loss. 'Nancy' Zetian Zhang sold her three-story penthouse overlooking the…
A report from Easy Reader News on California. "Economist Christopher Thornberg quoted Chapman University economist Joel Kotkin’s finding that California recently became the world’s fifth largest economy. 'But he says all the growth is coming from Silicon Valley. The rest…
A report from Mansion Global on New York. "Manhattan’s luxury housing market weathered another frigid week, with only 12 contracts signed for homes priced at $4 million or more in the seven days through Sunday. It was the lowest activity during the…