A report from Post Media on Canada. "April can be one of the better months of spring, but April 2020 will be most remembered as the month of the fall. To put it mildly, the month was not a good…
A report from the Sacramento Bee in California. "As concerns of another economic downturn in the style of the housing market crash of 2007 or even the Great Depression nearly 90 years prior continue to swirl in the midst of…
A weekend topic starting with the Texas Tribune. "When Kathy Whitmire ran for Houston mayor in 1981, helicopters were among the top sources of municipal strife. Residents of the Memorial neighborhood were irate over the daily noise of west Houston…
A report from the Times Colonist in Canada. "Rental properties vacated by students who have returned to their home town or native country; property owners who, faced with a shortage of international tourists this summer, put short-term vacation rental suites…
A report from ABC 10 in California. "There was a dip in the market, because of the unknown. But things are changing. The number of pending sales and listings in the Sacramento region is actually increasing, according to appraiser Ryan…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Corporate travel was the be-all for Mint House Inc., a provider of short-term upscale apartment rentals. As the pandemic hit in March, Will Lucas, the chief executive of the New York-based startup, watched…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The Los Angeles Tenants Union (LATU) has been posting fliers on the streets 'urging residents not to pay rent and to demand a rent strike,' one concerned property manager told The Epoch…
A report from ThinkPol in Canada. "Metro Vancouver detached home prices are in free fall in May as economic turbulence caused by COVID-19 related lock down measures continue to rock the region’s housing market. The OpenHousing House Price Index for…
A report from AFN News Services. "There’s good news and bad news for homebuyers and sellers in the pandemic’s wake, according to Realtor.com. 'While many cash-strapped buyers have eagerly anticipated prices falling, triggering a real estate bonanza similar to the…
A report from the Union Tribune in California. "San Diego home sales had their biggest annual drop since the Great Recession in April as the effect of COVID-19 hit the housing market. There were 2,499 home sales in April, down…