It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The expanding choices of new homes appealed to Steve Hawthorne, a co-owner of a shoe store in Hudson, Ohio. After owning older homes for most of his life, he said, he was…
A report from the Idaho Statesman. "In 2023, home sales in Ada and Canyon counties fell to their lowest point since 2009. 'The past year was a needed correction in the market,' said Mike Pennington of John L. Scott Real…
A report from the Dayton Daily News in Ohio. "The amount of homes sold in the Dayton area declined in 2023 compared to the previous year. The local housing market last year saw buyers making fast offers and then sometimes…
A report from Bangor Daily News. "Property values declined last year in many rural Maine towns and some surprising ones, including Cape Elizabeth and Carrabassett Valley, according to Zillow. Real estate agents in Cape Elizabeth, the Sugarloaf region and central…
A report from the Bradenton Herald in Florida. "The Sarasota/Manatee Realtor Association released its year-end housing report for 2023, and it shows a buyer’s market trend with housing inventory returning to pre-COVID levels. In Manatee County, the year 2023 saw…
A report from the Arizona Republic. "Metro Phoenix’s housing market ended 2023 better than 2022, when there was an abrupt slowdown due to rising interest rates. But last year was still a slow one for home sales after the frenzy…
A report from Fortune. "In December 2023, existing home sales slipped 1% from November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.78 million, according to National Association of Realtors’ data released Friday. From the prior year, the rate of sales…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Seattle-area home prices dipped last year at levels unseen in more than a decade, signaling the hit the region’s housing market has suffered since high mortgage rates dampened buyer and seller enthusiasm.…
A report from Island News in Hawaii. "Oahu's housing market has started to cool down, and there are areas such as the North Shore where prices have dropped dramatically. The Honolulu Board of Realtors tells Island News that single-family homes…
A report from the Bellingham Herald in Washington. "A new Whatcom County housing development will welcome its first resident this month as the project continues construction over the next couple of years. The Church Hill Ranch neighborhood in Ferndale is…