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More Than 40% of Home Sellers Are Dropping Their Prices in Salt Lake City, Boise, Sacramento and Other Pandemic Hot Spots
Source: Redfin --- An increasing share of home sellers are lowering their asking price as rapidly rising mortgage rates cut into buyers’ budgets and homebuying sentiment drops. Price drops are especially common in mid-sized metros in the West–particularly in Utah–many...
Homebuyers on a $2,500 Monthly Budget Have Lost $118,000 in Spending Power This Year Amid Surge in Mortgage Rates
Source: Redfin --- A homebuyer on a $2,500 monthly budget has lost nearly $120,000 in spending power since the end of last year as mortgage rates have nearly doubled. That buyer can afford a $399,750 home at today’s mortgage rate of roughly 6%. That’s a staggering...
Real Estate Investor Fights $180K Fine for Illegal Airbnb at Las Vegas Property
Xin Tao said the city was aware of the unauthorized Airbnb usage as early as October 2021. Continue Reading Real Estate Investor Fights $180K Fine for Illegal Airbnb at Las Vegas Property
NYC Register Approves Fake Deed Listing Ivanka Trump and Hillary Clinton as Real Estate Partners
The phony deed claimed the unlikely partners were “relatives or former relatives.” Continue Reading NYC Register Approves Fake Deed Listing Ivanka Trump and Hillary Clinton as Real Estate Partners
West Virginia’s ‘Castle of the Coalfields’ Relisted at $250K
The 23,000-square-foot complex in Itmann, West Virginia, is on National Register of Historic Places. Continue Reading West Virginia’s ‘Castle of the Coalfields’ Relisted at $250K
Connecticut Allocates $8 Million to Remediate Land for Proposed Minor League Soccer Stadium
Tech millionaire André Swanston said his stadium project will need “some level of state support.” Continue Reading Connecticut Allocates $8 Million to Remediate Land for Proposed Minor League Soccer Stadium
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 10-14
An update to the VA home loan program, the CFPB trying to help mortgage originators and Jack in the Box marching into Georgia top this week’s Hits and Misses. Continue Reading Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 10-14
Listing Recommends Buyers Bring a Hazmat Suit for House Tour
There is honesty, and then there is brutal honesty, and then there is Ash Swarts, a sales consultant with Australia’s O’Neil Real Estate who authored a listing for a home in the Perth suburb of Kelmscott. According to the Daily Mail, Swarts’ listing acknowledged the...
Upstate NY Island with Celebrity Past Listed for Nearly $3 Million
The property was once owned by actress/model Brooke Shields. Continue Reading Upstate NY Island with Celebrity Past Listed for Nearly $3 Million
Hotel Void to Be Filled in Connecticut’s Largest City
Bridgeport’s last hotel, a Holiday Inn, closed in January 2022. Continue Reading Hotel Void to Be Filled in Connecticut’s Largest City
RE/MAX: Increased Inventory and New Listings Help Fuel Rising Home Sales
The number of newly listed homes was up 5.3% from April and was 15.1% compared to May 2023. Continue Reading RE/MAX: Increased Inventory and New Listings Help Fuel Rising Home Sales
San Jose to Allow Homeowners to Sell ADUs
San Jose’s ADU sales will begin on July 18. Continue Reading San Jose to Allow Homeowners to Sell ADUs













