The Housing Bubble Blog

A weekend topic starting with KTLA. "The average price of a home in Southern California may be near a record high, but the number of buyers is far below where it normally is, the Orange County Register reports. As detailed by opinion columnist Jonathan Lansner, the average price of a home in...

A report from WTXL in Florida. "The housing market in Tallahassee is moving toward a more balanced market, according to housing experts, as the city sees more housing construction. 'Well, we've got more competition. If you've got more listings to choose from -- things used to fly off the shelves in...

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'A significant metric for sellers to note is that the median closed price in Naples decreased 10 percent in April 2025 compared to April 2024,' said Ryan Bleggi, 2022 Naples Area Board of Realtors president. 'There are many listings that have been...

A report from WINK. "Cape Coral is experiencing a rise in foreclosures, with 106 properties foreclosed last month, according to ATTOM Data. This number is significantly higher than those of other nearby cities, such as Fort Myers, which has 63 foreclosures, Naples, which has 37, and Punta Gorda,...

A report from Market Watch. "'Sellers still have expectations that some people call unrealistic. I call it aspirational pricing,' Jeanne Frederick, a Las Vegas-based global luxury-property specialist at Coldwell Banker, told MarketWatch. Heather Cook, a Charlotte-based real-estate agent with the...

A report from the Naples Press. "Monika and Paul Gatto purchased 2½ acres off Livingston Road five years ago and signed a contract to build their dream home. This month marks a year since Collier County revoked the North Naples home’s certificate of occupancy, finding it was issued in 'error,' as...

A report from WUSF in Florida. "Real estate across the Sunshine State for condos and homes is experiencing a slowdown in sales and a drop in prices. Tampa Bay Times reporter Rebecca Liebson said that back when the COVID-19 pandemic happened in 2020, there was a boost in sales. Liebson said this is...

A report from the Wall Street Journal. "The inventory of homes for sale is finally rising. Buyers aren’t interested. 'There will be more price reductions that are going on, and more willingness to sell at a lower number, especially in the next couple months,' said Jeff Lichtenstein, president of...

A report from the Edmonton Journal. "Dairy Belle is a linchpin in the community of Dania Beach, Fla. On Sundays, there’s lineups out the door for ice cream, poutine and toasted hotdogs. The proprietor, Francois Grenier, took over Dairy Belle from his mom and dad. But the past is giving way to a new...

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Cape Coral and Fort Myers likely have the most vacant homes in the country among major metro areas, with 125,764 'ghost homes' according to a new study from Cinch Home Services based on Census Bureau data. Fox 4 Senior Reporter Kaitlin Knapp has...

A report from WSB Radio. "Looking to buy or sell a house any time soon? Atlanta’s housing market is shifting toward more balance as we head toward the second half of the year. Georgia MLS Spokesman John Ryan says after all the frenzy during the post-pandemic years, it’s becoming more of a buyer’s...

A report from Metrowest Daily News. "There appears to be a shift taking place in the residential real estate market — one that may, finally, give buyers some leverage. 'We’re observing a nuanced real estate market across Massachusetts,' said Chuck Silverston, who works in the Brookline office of...

A report from Fox 13. "According to a new Redfin study, Tampa is the sixth-hottest buyer’s market, April data shows. Since some time has passed since Florida’s big boom during COVID, some sellers may still be living in the past, local real estate agents told FOX 13. 'It's a much more relaxed time...

A report from ABC Action News in Florida. "The housing market is cooling down. And that became very clear when ABC Action News' Annette Gutierrez went to several open houses on Sunday afternoon and couldn't find any buyers. Realtor Amrita Ramassar listed a property in East Tampa about a month ago...

A report from Yahoo Finance. "For years, selling a home almost anywhere meant immediate interest from buyers, quick closings, and tidy profits. But now in many parts of the country, things are slowing down. In Silicon Valley, Realtor Michael Reyes has listed several condos for sellers who ended up...

A report from Gulf Coast News. "After years of record-breaking price growth, Florida’s once-sizzling housing market is beginning to lose heat. Realtor Sue Christiano, with Engle Volkers Realty, has witnessed the shift firsthand. 'I had one property that was on the market for 10 months and it didn’t...

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Condo owners across the state are scrambling to sell to avoid rising insurance rates and special assessments, but buyers aren’t biting. Sales are down nearly 15% compared to last year. That’s according to April data from Florida Realtors. The...

A report from the Lockhart Post Register. "After years of rapid growth and competitive bidding, Lockhart’s housing market is entering a new phase: stabilization. The latest breakdown by home size reveals significant fluctuations: 2-bedroom homes: Down 31.7% to $190,000. 3-bedroom homes: Stable at...

A report from Miami Today in Florida. "In Brickell, about 1,610 condominiums are on sale, said Oliver Ruiz, a Brickell-based broker associate for The Keyes Company. In the past 30 days, 46 condo sales are still pending while only 74 sales have closed, which is a low number for the area, he said....

A report from WTOP in Washington DC. "The D.C. housing market continues to show signs of shifting. The number of sales in April was down 3% from a year ago. New listings to come on the market last month rose 16%, and the total number of active listings in the D.C. metropolitan area is up almost 53%...