The Housing Bubble Blog

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Industry leaders say national reports decrying Cape Coral housing stats lack local context. Bob Quinn, with RE/MAX Realty, said sellers who are having difficulty are generally starting at a listing price that is too high for the current market. 'I...

A report from Maui Now in Hawaii. "Maui’s housing market showed mixed trends, according to the REALTORS Association of Maui (RAM). While sales of single-family homes and condominiums fell by 1.5% and 5.1% year-over-year, respectively, median sales prices saw more noticeable changes. The median...

A report from WINK. "The Cape Coral housing market has been making headlines recently, with a Wall Street Journal article labeling it the worst in the nation. WINK News reporter Jillian Haggerty explored the situation, speaking with Cape Coral homeowner Sheila Fincel. 'I've had a couple of people...

A report from Wilmington Biz. "'The mania we saw from remote work, from significant relocations, has slowed down,' said Mouhcine Guettabi, a regional economist with the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Swain Center. 'So we’re no longer seeing people waiving inspections; we’re no longer...

A report from Realtor.com. "Benjamin Catlett, of Zephyrhillis, FL, only managed to enjoy the bliss of being a homeowner for just over three years, before the worst happened. He shares that he was forced to demolish his three-bedroom, two-bathroom home after constant flooding destroyed it. 'When I...

A weekend topic starting with WGME. "Home sales in Maine continue to rise. According to the Maine Association of Realtors, the median sales price for single-family homes in the state reached $425,000 in May. In May of 2019, the median sales price for single-family homes in Maine was $230,000,...

A report from Bisnow. "Three years after Harry Macklowe bought his first major South Florida development, the famed New York developer has offloaded it for less than two-thirds of what he paid. Macklowe Properties sold a 1.7-acre empty site sandwiched between the Dadeland Mall and the Dadeland...

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "More homes are popping up for sale in the Triangle, and more of them are sitting on the market longer, according to a recent market analysis. 'The days of just putting a sign in the yard and selling it really quickly, those are behind us,' said real...

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A report from Florida Weekly. "Motivated sellers in Naples who took advantage of getting ahead of the market with prices that pleased buyers found success during May. According to the May 2025 Market Report by the Naples Area Board of Realtors (NABOR), which tracks home listings and sales within...

A report from Mansion Global. "Condos prices fell by 2% in May in the U.S. compared to a year ago, the second-largest drop since 2012—with prices free falling over 30% in some markets—as the pandemic housing boom continues to unravel, according to Redfin. 'It’s a slow housing market across the...

A report from the Wall Street Journal. "They came in droves via Zoom. Thousands found an inexpensive slice of paradise in Cape Coral. Househunters were so taken with this boating community on Florida’s west coast that many purchased homes sight unseen during the early years of the pandemic. The...

A report from WTOP News. "The D.C. region’s housing market continues to shift to one more favoring buyers and one becoming more challenging for sellers. Closed sales throughout the D.C. region in May were down 6.5% from a year ago. Active listings were up 41.6%. 'Really, Northern Virginia and...

A report from ABC 7 in Illinois. "The I-Team was in federal court following the plight of a Chicago-area family still waiting for their loved one's release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Abel Orozco was taken into ICE custody in January in an arrest his attorneys say was...

A report from Discover Lafayette in Louisiana. "Real estate expert Bill Bacque of Market Scope Consulting, whose career has spanned over 53 years in the housing industry, joins Discover Lafayette to discuss real estate trends. Bill dug into what he called the 'Covid years,' pointing out the...

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "A new report is highlighting the impacts of federal job cuts on the housing market in the D.C. region. Bright MLS, says 40 percent of realtors in the DMV have clients who are getting rid of their homes because of the cuts on government spending,...

A report from Eye on Housing. "Sales of newly built single-family homes declined 13.7% in May, falling back to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000 according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The slowing of the...

A report from Yahoo Finance. "The DOGE effect is finally here. After months of speculation, there are growing signs that the housing market in the Washington, D.C., metro area is starting to shift, and federal workforce layoffs are to blame, according to new data from Bright MLS. For-sale inventory...

A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Sales of existing homes rose slightly in May but held near historically low levels, the latest sign that buyers are staying away because of high home prices. This year’s spring has been a bust, putting the market on track for its third straight year of anemic...

A report from Axios on Colorado. "Rising inventory and sluggish demand have left many Denver home sellers sitting on listings for months, with no buyers in sight. About 35% of Denver's listings in April had been on the market for 60 days or longer without going under contract, per the latest Redfin...