Category Archives: National Real Estate

Housing to get more expensive in 2019

Posted on January 2, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: CoreLogic: Home prices will rise in 2019 In 2018, the principal-and-interest mortgage payment on the median-priced home climbed by more than 16%, according to the latest data from CoreLogic. CoreLogic reports that although the median home price rose … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 65 Comments

Pending sales fall again, 11th consecutive month

Posted on December 29, 2018 by grim

From CNBC: Pending home sales fall unexpectedly in November Contracts to buy previously owned homes fell unexpectedly in November, the National Association of Realtors said on Friday, the latest sign of weakness in the U.S. housing market. The NAR’s pending … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 27 Comments

Gains continue to moderate

Posted on December 27, 2018 by grim

From MarketWatch: U.S. home-price gains keep slowing as higher rates scare off buyers, Case-Shiller shows The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in October but in a clear sign of the housing market’s recent struggles the increase in … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 51 Comments

Flippers pulling out

Posted on December 26, 2018 by grim

From the Washington Post: Home flipping takes a hit In yet another sign of a slowdown in the national housing market, the number of homes that were flipped — sold within one year of purchase — declined by 12 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 38 Comments

NY & CT lose population, NJ gains

Posted on December 20, 2018 by grim

From the Census Department: Nevada and Idaho Are the Nation’s Fastest-Growing States he U.S. population grew by 0.6 percent and Nevada and Idaho were the nation’s fastest-growing states between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018. Both states’ populations increased … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate | 73 Comments

Shiller’s Take

Posted on December 19, 2018 by grim

From the NYT: The Housing Boom Is Already Gigantic. How Long Can It Last? We are, once again, experiencing one of the greatest housing booms in United States history. How long this will last and where it is heading next … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 96 Comments

End of Trump’s boom?

Posted on December 17, 2018 by grim

From Bloomberg: Americans Turn More Pessimistic on Economy The number of Americans expecting the U.S. economy to get worse in the next year is at its highest point since 2013, a national NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows. … Overall, 28 … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, General, National Real Estate | 86 Comments

Not just here?

Posted on December 15, 2018 by grim

From CNBC: Goodbye to bidding wars: Some of the hottest housing markets are falling the hardest It was just last spring that home buyers in most of the nation were digging ever deeper into their pockets, bracing for a bidding … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 21 Comments

It’s different now, or is it a different kind of bubble now?

Posted on December 14, 2018 by grim

From Bloomberg: Trouble in Housing? It’s More 1994 Than 2007 Housing market softness in the back half of 2018 has investors and the public wondering how bad things might get. It’s understandable that people would be worried, considering that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 12 Comments

Jobs boom over, or room to run?

Posted on December 8, 2018 by grim

From Bloomberg: Will the U.S. Jobs Boom Last? The U.S. unemployment rate is at an almost 50-year low. Companies increasingly say that workers are hard to find. So how much longer can hiring keep up the pace of the past … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 29 Comments

Realtors no longer positive on housing?

Posted on November 30, 2018 by grim

From Marketwatch: Why 2019 won’t lead to a home buyer’s market As 2018 winds to a close, the housing market has shown signs of a slowdown. Throughout this year, observers have begun to speculate that the country’s housing market may … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 69 Comments

The big slow continues

Posted on November 27, 2018 by grim

From CNBC: Home price gains shrink to the lowest level since January 2017: September S&P Case-Shiller index Home values are still rising, but the gains have now shrunk to the lowest level since January 2017, as rising mortgage rates cut … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 168 Comments

Buyers prefer used houses

Posted on November 20, 2018 by grim

From the USA Today: Rising mortgage rates, home prices are becoming a toxic cocktail in the housing market Rising mortgage rates and continued home price growth are hurting affordability and fast becoming a toxic cocktail for the nation’s homebuilders. Sentiment … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Mortgages, National Real Estate, New Development | 71 Comments

How can the housing market be slowing?

Posted on November 17, 2018 by grim

From the NYT: Why the Housing Market Is Slumping Despite a Booming Economy These should be happy times for the housing sector. The economy is booming, with more people working at higher pay, and with the sizable millennial generation reaching … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 29 Comments

Home price growth continues to slow

Posted on October 31, 2018 by grim

From CNBC: Home price gains fall below 6% for the first time in a year: August S&P Case-Shiller index Mortgage interest rates didn’t begin their recent surge until the start of September, but home prices were already feeling pressure, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 160 Comments