A report from the Wall Street Journal on Florida. "James and Laura Molinari left Chicago for a two-story stucco home in this city’s historic Flamingo Park neighborhood. The four-bedroom house was a short bridge away from Palm Beach island and…
A report from CBS 5. "Arizona is still dealing with a major teacher shortage months into the school year, with over 25% unfilled vacancies. Bullhead City has historically below-average housing costs, but Carolyn Stewart, Bullhead City School District superintendent, said…
A report from Money Wise. "Home prices in 18 of the largest 50 cities in the U.S. fell between the four-week period ending Jan. 15 compared to the same period time a year before, says Redfin. In San Francisco, prices…
A report from the Philadelphia Inquirer in Pennsylvania. "Student loan payments resume this month, and millions of borrowers across the region are rearranging their budgets. Kenneth Blair Jr. is increasingly anxious as his payment due date approaches. 'My payments are…
A weekend topic starting with Bloomberg. "A changing of the guard among the biggest buyers of US Treasuries has Wall Street veterans bracing for further pain in the world’s largest bond market. Increasingly absent are steady-handed investors including foreign governments,…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "When Neil Harris moved his family to Miami from Tennessee in 2020 during Covid, he signed a $29,500-a-month lease for a beachfront apartment that he said was 'well worth it.' In April,…
A report from the Boston Globe. "The short-term rental platform Airbnb has come a long way from its 2007 roots. A glut of listings — and a range of hosting types to match — has driven some communities to institute…
A report from the Atlanta Journal Constitution. "The metro Atlanta housing market stumbled in September under the weight of the highest mortgage rates since 2000. 'There has been a fairly significant drop-off from last year,' John Ryan, chief marketing officer…
A report from the Ahwatukee Foothills News in Arizona. "The Valley housing market is steadily becoming more favorable to buyers as it enters the final quarter of 2023, according to a leading analyst of the local real estate scene. 'We…
A report from KELO. "Building permits issued in South Dakota in the second quarter of 2023 were down 37% from the previous year, said Aaron Scholl, assistant professor of economics at Northern State University in Aberdeen. That’s more than twice…