A report from the Star Advertiser in Hawaii. "Munro Murdock, Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance (HILSTRA) president, said owners and operators across the isles are feeling the pain from delays in reopening Hawaii tourism through a pre-arrivals testing program. 'First…
A report from Boston.com in Massachusetts. "International buyers, a key ingredient in new downtown condo projects, have pulled back in the past few years. The pullback is a departure from real estate anecdotes in recent years across the country of…
A report from Realtor.com. "The nation's surging home prices don't seem to care about the recession the country is mired in. It has all led some to wonder: Are some markets getting too hot? Could we be entering the dreaded…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on China. "Financial stress at an upmarket developer is rattling Chinese families who paid big deposits for unbuilt homes—showing the risks in presales, one of the sector’s favorite funding tools in China. Problems…
A report from the International Business Times. "The U.S. mortgage industry has been thrown into turmoil as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted millions of borrowers to fall behind on their payments. Holden Lewis, mortgage expert at NerdWallet, said…
A weekend topic starting with DS News. "The share of online REO auction properties with competing bidders rose in the wake of the pandemic-induced economic crisis — similar to the trend in the retail market — but buyer competition at…
A report from PB Monthly in California. "The median home price in San Diego County blew past the previous record to hit an all-time high of $634,000 in July. Rich Toscano, a partner at San Diego financial firm Pacific Capital…
A report from The Real Deal on Florida. "The supply of unsold condos is growing in downtown Miami, as the pandemic continues to pummel South Florida’s economy. Greater Downtown Miami has more than 30 months — or two-and-a-half years —…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Mortgage delinquencies showed their sharpest rise in the history of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s delinquency survey. 'There is no way to sugarcoat a 32.9 percent drop in GDP during the second quarter,'…
A report from the South China Morning Post. "Some heavily indebted mainland Chinese owners have been forced to sell their luxury apartments in Hong Kong at huge losses or discounts, as the economic slump at home takes a toll. At…