The Housing Bubble Blog

A report from CNBC. "After three years of soaring home prices, the heat is coming off the U.S. housing market. Home sellers are slashing prices at the highest rate in at least eight years, especially in the West, where the price gains were hottest. In California, where home price gains were in...

A press release from Redfin. "Signs continue to point toward a changing market that's letting homebuyers be more selective as supply constraints begin to ease in the hottest markets, according to Redfin. As a result, sellers are feeling compelled to adjust their expectations — and their prices. In...

A report from the Real Deal on Florida. "Sunny Isles Beach is saddled with 17 years of inventory of condos priced at $5 million and up, and overall, Miami-Dade County faces nearly five years of supply of high-end units, according to a new report. Of the 348 units listed for sale on the Southeast...

A report from News.com.au on Australia. "Prime Minister Scott Morrison has slammed Labor’s bold plan to fix the housing market, with the ominous warning it could 'invite a housing market crash.' But while the Coalition has poured cold water over the Opposition’s promise to limit negative gearing...

A report from the Star Tribune in Minnesota. "With entry-level house listings still hovering near all-time lows, prices across the Twin Cities metro broke another record last month. But relief is on the way: More houses are hitting the market, competition is softening ever so slightly and price...

A report from Go Skagit in Washington. "A slowdown in the Seattle housing market is expected to bring about a similar cooling off for the Skagit County market, according to the North Puget Sound Association of Realtors. The region’s housing market is beginning to level out after several years of...

A report from the Star Vancouver in Canada. "A series of house fires in the last 11 months have sparked a debate about the effects of property speculation in Vancouver, including a call from one political party to ban Airbnb altogether. Public suspicion, seen on social media and elsewhere, is...

A report from Sarasota Magazine in Florida. "We all remember those heady days in 2006, when it felt like the real estate market would continue to soar. Until it didn’t, when values plummeted in 2007. Sarasota County homes lost 40 percent of their value during the Great Recession. But that was 12...

A report from the Press Democrat in California. "Buyers and sellers seem to think Sonoma County home prices finally have peaked, after doubling the past seven years. Sellers are putting more homes on the market this year, thinking prices won’t get better anytime soon, real estate agents and brokers...

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