A report from the Pueblo Chieftain in Colorado. "Pueblo's real estate market remained stagnant in August with overall sold listings down 18% when compared to August 2022. Year-to-date residential home sales are down 25.5%. The length of time a home…
A report from Newsweek. "New Jersey and Illinois are facing a stressed housing market, according to a new report. ATTOM revealed that nearly half of the counties most at risk are in those two states. New Jersey exhibited the highest…
A weekend topic starting with Oregon Public Radio. "Just before Portland’s City Council approved a ban on public drug use last week, Mayor Ted Wheeler described what he’d observed on his way to work that afternoon: 'The last time I…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'The sharpest price decline in Utah’s real estate history occurred from May 2022 to January 2023,' wrote the report’s authors, housing researchers Jim Wood and Dejan Eskic. In those eight months, the…
A report from Business Insider. "Return-to-office mandates are forcing some people to choose between selling their home at a loss or losing their job,' Redfin said. Real estate agent Shauna Pendleton in Boise, Idaho, has clients selling their home after…
A report from AFP. "'There's such a lack of inventory that it has driven the prices up. I've been doing this for 40 years, I've never seen the prices like they are right now,' said Joan George, a New Jersey-based…
A report from Vail Daily. "Mark Weinreich, a broker associate with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Colorado Properties’ Beaver Creek in the Villa Montane office, notes that for the resort and luxury market, there are more choices. Good properties priced to fair…
A report from Bank Rate. "'We simply don’t have enough inventory,” said Lawrence Yun, National Association of Realtors chief economist. 'Will some markets see a price decline? Yes. [But] with the supply not being there, the repeat of a 30…
A weekend topic starting with the Daily Record. "As New Jersey marked International Overdose Awareness Day, officials warned of a new, more potent drug that is quickly becoming widespread and dangerous among those battling substance use disorder. Xylazine, an FDA-approved…
A weekend topic starting with Yahoo Finance. "Homebuyers in some cities have no choice but to buy million-dollar homes as prices near all-time highs. A report from LendingTree found that two California cities have larger shares of million-dollar homes than…