A report from the Berkshire Edge in Massachusetts. "Employment is strong; we can all agree on that—or can we? I suppose it depends on whom you ask. If you ask the average person, they’re going to say yes. If you…
A report from the Los Angeles Daily News in California. "The housing market continues to be slightly friendlier for buyers in the San Fernando Valley compared to earlier in the year as more homes come on the market and sales…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on Canada. "Tougher rules for new borrowers, rising mortgage rates and new taxes for home buyers have been put in place by Canadian regulators in recent years to tame some of the most…
A report from Hamptons.com on New York. "'The housing market continues to soften across the country -- particularly in some of the most expensive areas like the Hamptons and New York City. With so many homes for sale right now,…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "A long rally in the housing market stumbled in 2018 and looks poised to slow further. 'Suddenly the light turned off in the second half of the year, with sales tumbling down and…
A report from Bloomberg on Canada. "After a three-year non-stop party, Toronto’s condo market is likely to settle down in 2019, some of the city’s biggest developers say. Shamez Virani, president at CentreCourt, added: 'There is, for the first time…
A weekend topic starting with the Wall Street Journal. "An important indicator in the U.S. commercial real-estate market is signaling that a decade long bull run is on shaky ground heading into the new year. The gap between long-term borrowing…
A report from the Marin Independent Journal in California. "California Association of Realtors chief economist Leslie Appleton-Young said the country is entering the 10th year of positive economic growth, but the pace of growth is decelerating. 'A shift is afoot,'…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. " The year 2018 was one of ebbing expectations. Early in the year the local market was still rather robust with limited inventory and relatively strong demand from buyers. Sellers were still…
A report from the Herald Sun in Australia. "Home values have peaked and begun to fall in every Melbourne SA3 region, with the declines tipped to continue into the new year. New CoreLogic figures show the drops range from just…