A report from Market Place on New York. "Christa Chi sells Manhattan apartments and homes for a living. So when she listed her one-bedroom midtown apartment in August 2017, she expected buyers to jump. The place had rooftop access and a…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'Sellers celebrated in the first half of the year with a crazy blur of multiple offers and fast sales,' said Jill Schafer, head of the Denver Metro Association of Realtors market trends…
A report from Star Metro Vancouver in Canada. "After years of dramatic increases, Vancouver’s most expensive homes are plummeting in value — but experts say affordability is still out of reach. Single-detached family homes will plunge by five to 10…
A report from the New York Times. "Good news, New Yorkers: You may no longer need $1 million to buy a middle-of-the-road Manhattan apartment. But just barely. Lest the financially average among us get too excited, the median price only…
A report from Home Town Station on California. "With housing prices starting to 'stall,' interest rates going up and the stock market 'going crazy,' Rich Szerman of Alta Realty Group believes now is the time to take action in order…
A report from the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia. "The median value of a house in Sydney dropped last year by 10 per cent or a touch over $100,000 over the past year. In Melbourne, house values are down by…
A report from the Real Deal on New York. "When sales launched at the Baltic in Park Slope back in 2016, the condo building had the market to itself. But then things started softening, and more nearby developments started launching…
A report from the Daily Telegraph in Australia. "It has been a catastrophic summer for the Sydney housing market. New housing data revealed prices fell by a whopping 1.8 per cent over December, an acceleration of the 1.4 per cent…
What's your end of the year housing bubble predictions? Six months ago: "More housing supply comes on the market. Boomers realize they are broke and need that influx of cash, but prices will stay the same or dip slightly. Not…
A report from the Seattle Times in Washington. "After having the hottest housing market in the country for two years, Seattle home sales have cooled. This is annoying news for people who paid way over the asking price for their…