A Q and A from Willamete Week in Oregon. "How many apartments are under construction and expected to come online in 2019? I see their unoccupied, half-finished bulks everywhere and wonder: Are we about to see a glut and resulting…
A report from Skift on Vietnam. "Massive hotel and resort construction in Vietnam can easily elicit disbelief, and the ensuing dubiety or distrust. The view from Halong Bay until recently was still pristine. Today it’s a huge building site. The…
A report from Bloomberg. "Home sales in the U.S. slumped in December, while prices inched up slightly, marking the smallest annual increase since the end of the last housing crash in 2012, according to data from brokerage Redfin. Previously hot…
An editorial by Aaron Layman in the Denton Record Chronicle in Texas. "Home sales in Denton took a big dive in December. Some Denton-area home sellers have had to do something unusual during the past several months to get offers…
A report from Bloomberg on Canada. "Canada’s home sales skidded to the lowest level since 2012 last year after dropping for four straight months through December. Nationwide, sales totaled 458,442 for the year, a drop of 11 percent which was…
A report from GlobeSt on Florida. "Not everyone but a majority would probably agree that Miami’s condo market is full — even a Brickell headquartered company that has long been known for its successful developments here. Key International Co-President Inigo…
A report from the Orlando Sentinel in Florida. "Home sales plunged in the Orlando area in December as 2018 finished with fewer sales than the year before, and real estate agents warned that 2019 could be slower as well. 'The…
A report from Bisnow on California. "The health of San Diego's commercial and residential properties in 2019 probably depends on job creation more than any other economic metric. In the apartment market, construction will continue unabated, except for a few…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "More than 200 golf courses closed in 2017 across the country, while only about 15 new ones opened, according to the National Golf Foundation. When a course closes, prices for nearby homes typically…
A report from Bloomberg on Australia. "With Sydney's property market now falling 11.1 per cent in its sharpest downturn since the 1980s - a trend mirrored nationwide - the shift toward high-rise apartments risks a further leg down in a…