U.S. Housing Market
HUD Secretary Turner: 50-Year Mortgage Plan Needs More Research
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner declined to endorse President Trump’s proposal of a 50-year mortgage plan to help reanimate the housing market, stating the idea needed to be studied further before being put forth as a solution to the...
Washington Lt. Gov. Proposes Turning Vacant Strip Malls and Big Box Stores into Housing
“If done correctly, it’s a win, win, win, win, win,” said Lt. Gov. Denny Heck. Continue Reading Washington Lt. Gov. Proposes Turning Vacant Strip Malls and Big Box Stores into Housing
Louis CK Cuts Price Nearly in Half on Shelter Island Estate Listing
The three-story, Tudor-style 5,300-square-foot residence on a 2.02-acre property was built in 1901. Continue Reading Louis CK Cuts Price Nearly in Half on Shelter Island Estate Listing
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 4-8
An unwelcome package in the mail, another retailer declaring bankruptcy, and an unlikely new officer at a tenants’ right nonprofit. Continue Reading Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 4-8
Apartment Rent Growth Continues to Slow
July marked the sixth straight month of flat or negative monthly growth. Continue Reading Apartment Rent Growth Continues to Slow
Economist who called 2008 housing crash predicts another 15% drop in home prices
Source: Fox Business --- A U.S. economist famous for predicting the 2008 housing crash believes that home prices could plunge another 15% this year. In a recent analyst note, Ian Shepherdson – the founder and chief economist of Pantheon Macroeconomics – suggested that...
ATTOM INTEGRATES PROBABILITY FOR DEFAULT ANALYTICS INTO ITS VAST PROPERTY DATA WAREHOUSE
Feb. 7, 2023 (Staff Writer)- ATTOM, a leading curator of real estate data nationwide for land and property data, today announced it has integrated propensity to default analytics into its U.S. property data warehouse. With this news, the ATTOM Table of Data Elements...
Leora Ruzin Tapped as Editor of Weekly RE News
SALT LAKE CITY -- February 6, 2023 -- Weekly Real Estate News, a publication dedicated to providing the best real estate and mortgage industry news and information available anywhere to the more than 1.25 million industry professionals who rely on it, has announced...
Dallas-Fort Worth will be the nation’s top buyer’s market for homes this year, forecast says
Source: WFAA --- DALLAS — Read this story and more North Texas business news from our content partners at the Dallas Business Journal. Dallas-Fort Worth will be the top buyer’s market in the nation by year-end 2023 due primarily to a surge of homes for sale,...
Roofstock onChain Sells home in Alabama as an NFT, Purchased on Ethereum platform using StableCoins
Feb. 06, 2023 (Staff Writer)- Roofstock, the leading digital real estate platform specializing in single-family rental (SFR) properties, today announced the sale of an Alabama rental property via a non-fungible token (NFT) enabled by Roofstock onChain (ROC), its web3...
Tech, housing, and manufacturing might already be in a recession. They could bring the US economy down with it.
Source: Business Insider --- No, the US economy isn't in a recession yet. But some of its key industries might be, suggesting the desired "soft landing" is far from a sure thing. Bloomberg economist Anna Wong, for instance, recently put the chances of a US recession...
Seattle Housing Market Forecast
Source: US News --- For decades, Seattle has been synonymous with some of the brands that call it home – Starbucks, Amazon, Microsoft (headquartered in nearby Redmond, Washington) are just a few. Seattle is even home to national real estate brokerage Redfin and real...
Las Vegas housing market: Everything you need to know
Source: Bankrate --- Despite a recent cooldown, the Las Vegas housing market remains fairly competitive as out-of-towners continue to relocate to this famous desert city. Whether you’re a current resident or hope to be one soon, it’s helpful to understand the local...
Eco-Friendly Companies Partner to Develop Zero-Energy Real Estate Communities Across Boston Metro
EcoSmart Solution, a green energy service provider (Green ESP) designing and delivering innovative geothermal infrastructure for zero energy capable communities, announced a long term partnership with RISE, a minority-owned development and construction management firm...
‘We saved probably close to $100K’: Affluent Americans are snatching up prime real estate in other parts of the world — as the US housing market slumps. Here’s how to do it too
Source: Yahoo! Life --- Laetitia Laurent knows the value of looking far and wide for a good deal. The Florida-based business owner and her husband had been hunting for a second home for five years before snagging an incredible bargain — in Paris. She made an offer in...
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