Monthly Archives: October 2021

Slow but strong

Posted on October 30, 2021 by grim

From NJ Business: NJ Home Sales Cool, Prices Remain Hot for Fall High prices and low inventory have continued to cool sales throughout New Jersey. While New Jersey saw a slight decline in closed sales the past few months, overall … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Jersey Real Estate | 139 Comments

Nothing to see here

Posted on October 27, 2021 by grim

From the MPA: Which housing markets have been most vulnerable to COVID? The housing markets in Illinois, New Jersey and Delaware counties are more vulnerable to the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic than elsewhere in the US, according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Foreclosures, National Real Estate | 362 Comments

Hot or Not

Posted on October 25, 2021 by grim

From Bloomberg: Housing Market Shows Cracks With Price Cuts in Pandemic Boomtowns No city exemplifies the mania of the Covid-era U.S. housing market better than Boise, Idaho, where prices have surged by more than 30% in the past year. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 219 Comments

Sell and Rent

Posted on October 22, 2021 by grim

From the NYT: The Market for Single-Family Rentals Grows as Homeownership Wanes The lawns are manicured. The swimming pools sparkle in the sun. And the homes, all of them turnkey and smelling of fresh paint, are lined up in tidy … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate | 146 Comments

Welcome Back

Posted on October 19, 2021 by grim

From CNBC: This could be the worst market for a first-time homebuyer, experts say Buying a first home is always a huge decision. It’s even bigger when the market has been as hot as it has in the last two … Continue reading →

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When to do it?

Posted on October 16, 2021 by grim

From MarketWatch: The single best month to buy a home, according to this analysis of 33 million home sales over 8 years Timing isn’t everything, but it doesn’t hurt either. According to a recent analysis of more than 33 million … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 103 Comments

Green Shoots

Posted on October 15, 2021 by grim

From Insider: China has at least 65 million empty homes — enough to house the population of France. It offers a glimpse into the country’s massive housing-market problem. If you drive an hour or two outside Shanghai or Beijing, you’ll … Continue reading →

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Up Up and Awayyyyy

Posted on October 13, 2021 by grim

From CNN: Goldman Sachs: Home prices to climb another 16% by the end of 2022 Since the pandemic began, demand among homebuyers has far exceeded the supply of available homes, causing real estate prices to skyrocket.  But as high as prices are, they … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 169 Comments

Think south on this gloomy fall day

Posted on October 10, 2021 by grim

From the Florida Insider: South Florida’s housing market is freezing out potential buyers who can’t compete with investors In South Florida, home prices continue to surge. The housing market trend has left several homebuyers either unable to find properties or … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 207 Comments

All Time High

Posted on October 7, 2021 by grim

From the NYT: Manhattan Apartment Sales Surge to Three-Decade High More apartments were sold in Manhattan in the third quarter than at any other time in the last 32 years, in the latest sign that New York City real estate … Continue reading →

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For posterity’s sake

Posted on October 5, 2021 by grim

From Axios: Trillion-dollar platinum coin could be minted at the last minute A trillion-dollar platinum coin could be minted “within hours of the Treasury Secretary’s decision to do so,” Philip Diehl, former director of the United States Mint, tells Axios. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 164 Comments

Weekend Open Discussion

Posted on October 2, 2021 by grim

No Pumpkins, not Halloween.

Posted in General | 106 Comments