A report from Bloomberg. "The U.S. housing market has already begun to lose its momentum as rising mortgage rates have cut demand in cities where prices ran too hot for too long, such as Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and…
A report from the New Daily in Australia. "More than a year on from the end of the property price boom and home values continue to tumble, auction clearance rates are down, and demand for mortgages has hit a four-year…
A report from The M Report. "More than three-quarters of Americans say their housing markets are cooling down as well, according to the Q4 2018 Modern Homebuyer Survey, released by ValueInsured. After five straight quarters of a majority of Americans…
A report from Kenneth R. Harney. "For years since the end of the financial crisis, prices in most markets have increased steadily — by single digits annually in most places, double digits in cities like Seattle, San Francisco, Denver and…
A report from the Idaho Statesman. "Home buyers saw some relief in September. Existing-home prices fell 3.3 percent to $290,000 from $299,950. 'We’ve been talking about the drop in existing inventory literally for years now, but what’s interesting about today’s…
Some housing bubble reports from Washington and the Wall Street Journal. "Split power in Congress means lawmakers are unlikely to overhaul how the government backstops more than half the U.S. mortgage market. That provides an opportunity for the Trump administration…
A report from the Park Record in Utah. "Home sales and prices in Summit County have paralleled each other in their steady growth in recent years, but now both statistics are starting to slow and level out. Todd Anderson, president…
A report from the Arizona Republic. "Interest rates are up, and home prices are down a bit in metro Phoenix. The median home price in the Phoenix area is down about 2.8 percent from the record high in July. 'The…
A report from the Vancouver Sun in Canada. "Expect to see developers offering incentives — like a Langley company's promise to pay your first year's mortgage — as the Lower Mainland's housing market softens. Realtor and analyst Steve Saretsky said…
A weekend topic starting with Multi-Housing News. "Thanks to the lengthy economic expansion, record-low interest rates and solid fundamentals, multifamily has gained wider acceptance on the debt side, and a host of newcomers have flooded the space. Despite a lack…