A report from the Australian Financial Review. "A group of 25 apartments in the Sydney suburb of Hurstville has hit the market following the collapse of its private developer GR Capital as the apartment market slowdown continues to claim casualties.…
A report from The Times of London in the UK. "A week before the collapse of Lendy, the chief executive of Barclays business banking gave a warning of what might be in store for peer-to-peer lending. Platforms linking ordinary investors…
A report from Westword in Colorado. "Fortunately, the real estate game in Denver has moderated in recent months, giving first-timers their best chance in years to find the abode of their dreams. But how do novices get started? And what…
A report from the Herald Tribune in Florida. "The 'West of the Trail' neighborhood has been the golden child of Sarasota’s residential real estate market for decades. But there is a change happening, says real estate appraiser Don Saba, who…
A report from the Washington Post. "Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave a speech a couple of weeks back that showed that financial regulators have learned many lessons from the 2008 financial crisis, but not the most important one, namely:…
A report from the New York Times. "A year ago, many housing markets were in a 'frenzy,' with multiple buyers competing for properties, said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the Realtors association. But the inventory of homes for sale has…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "'California has some of the highest taxes — the highest [priced] housing in the country,' said Jonathan Miller, CEO of Miller Samuel. 'So what you're seeing first is... a slowdown in sales…
A report from the San Francisco Chronicle in California. "Bay Area home prices stalled out for a second straight month in April. 'We are seeing more price reductions, more contingent sales, we are not having the spring we had last…
A report from Market Watch. "Pending home sales fell a seasonally adjusted 1.5% in April and were 2% lower than a year ago, the National Association of Realtors said. The trend is solidly downward. April marked the 16th-straight month of…
A report from Domain News in Australia. "Savvy Sydney buyers can snap up houses in a handful of suburbs for prices last seen in 2015 as the property market continues its slide. Epping’s median house price has fallen to $1.45…