Category Archives: National Real Estate

Sales down, prices up..

Posted on September 20, 2021 by grim

From Redfin: Home Sales Fell 6% in August, the First Annual Decline in 15 Months However, home prices were up 16%, and new listings posted their first year-over-year decline since February, which could signal a tightening market. The median price … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 76 Comments

Boom or bubble

Posted on September 13, 2021 by grim

From CNBC: Here’s why experts believe the U.S. is in a housing boom and not a bubble The U.S. housing market has been an unlikely beneficiary from the Covid-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, home prices have climbed at a record … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, New Development | 381 Comments

Maybe some gentrification isn’t so bad?

Posted on September 6, 2021 by grim

Interesting piece from VOX: What we talk about when we talk about gentrification In his 2019 paper “Hoboken Is Burning: Yuppies, Arson, and Displacement in the Postindustrial City,” Princeton historian Dylan Gottlieb documented the violent displacement Puerto Rican residents faced … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate, New Development | 197 Comments

Nothing in between

Posted on September 4, 2021 by grim

From NPR: The Housing Shortage Is Significant. It’s Acute For Small, Entry-Level Homes America’s roaring real estate boom is leaving millions of would-be homebuyers out in the cold. The problem is most severe in that corner of the market that … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate, New Development | 60 Comments

Bubflation?

Posted on September 1, 2021 by grim

From CNBC: Soaring home prices shattered another record in June, S&P Case-Shiller says Home prices rose 18.6% annually in June, up from the 16.8% increase in May, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index. That is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 265 Comments

Pending home sales dip

Posted on August 31, 2021 by grim

From MarketWatch: Pending home sales slide for second month in a row — even though economists predicted an increase Fewer Americans signed on the dotted line in July to purchase a home — but it’s likely too early to say … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate | 54 Comments

Cool? Or prelude to Crash?

Posted on August 24, 2021 by grim

From CNN: The US housing market is starting to cool off — a bit The housing market is showing signs of cooling off.Sales of existing homes — which include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops — were up 2% in July from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 47 Comments

Another good year for RE?

Posted on January 16, 2020 by grim

From HousingWire: CoreLogic: Expect home prices to rise 5% by next November In November, home prices climbed by 3.7% from the previous year, according to CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Forecast. The CoreLogic HPI projects future home price growth based on several economic … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 116 Comments

Trends 2020

Posted on January 6, 2020 by grim

From Forbes: The Real Estate Landscape In 2020: An Expert’s Predictions   Sellers will expand on home improvements before selling These will go far beyond staging as buyers become less inclined to buy homes that need work “They wish to know … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate | 125 Comments

The Exodus

Posted on January 3, 2020 by grim

From CNBC: People couldn’t wait to leave this state in 2019 Blame it on brutal winters, high taxes or the New Jersey Turnpike: The Garden State is the last place where people want to be. More than two-thirds of all … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Property Taxes | 114 Comments

November Pending Sales

Posted on December 31, 2019 by grim

From CNBC: US pending home sales rise in November Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes rose in November, driven by a surge in new contracts being signed in the country’s West, the National Association of Realtors said on Monday. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 128 Comments

Housing Slowing?

Posted on December 30, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: Home price growth slows but rent keeps rising at 2019 ends Both home prices and rents continued to increase as the year reached an end, but one of those two is increasing faster than the other. Home values … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 26 Comments

Housing still looking good

Posted on December 26, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: Home sale prices increased over 5% in the last month Home sale prices increased 5.2% year over year in November, according to a new report from Redfin. Now, home sale prices are at a median of $311,600, the largest increase since … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 41 Comments

SALT Cap not long for this world?

Posted on December 22, 2019 by grim

From CNBC: House passes bill to lift $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions The Democratic-controlled House passed a bill on Thursday that would do away with the $10,000 limit on the itemized deduction for state and local taxes … Continue reading →

Posted in National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 46 Comments

Delinquencies at 20 year low

Posted on December 20, 2019 by grim

From CoreLogic: The States Leading in Nationwide Delinquency Rate Drops The overall delinquency rate was 3.8% nationwide in September, down from 4.4% a year earlier and the lowest for the month of September in more than 20 years, according to the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Foreclosures, National Real Estate, Risky Lending | 67 Comments