Monthly Archives: May 2025

Northeast wins the first quarter

Posted on May 9, 2025 by grim

From HousingWire: NAR: Home prices are up in 83% of metros Home prices rose in more than 80% of U.S. metro areas in the first quarter of 2025 — even as affordability remained stretched and fewer markets posted double-digit gains. According to … Continue reading →

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

Nearly half of non-homeowners aren’t considering buying

Posted on May 8, 2025 by grim

From Gallup: Housing Market Perceptions Dampen Homebuying Intentions Homeownership appears to be further out of reach for non-homeowners in the U.S. Two-thirds of these Americans report being priced out of the market, and the smallest percentage recorded in years say … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 100 Comments

North Jersey market stats for April

Posted on May 7, 2025 by grim

From the Record: Is the housing market starting to rebalance? How NJ real estate performed in April Of New Jersey’s 21 counties, 13 had an increase in new listings compared with April 2024 and 15 counties had an increase in … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 84 Comments

Pocket listings in the crosshairs next?

Posted on May 6, 2025 by grim

From CNN: America’s largest real estate brokerages are fighting over private listings When a deal to buy Caitlin Bigelow’s San Francisco condo fell through last month, she felt relief, rather than disappointment. Bigelow was working with a Realtor she trusted … Continue reading →

Posted in National Real Estate, Unrest | 88 Comments

Slowdown? Maybe not.

Posted on May 5, 2025 by grim

From the APP: NJ home prices: Here is what roiling stock market has done to spring 2025 home buying Home buyers continue to descend on the Jersey Shore, shrugging off high mortgage rates, a faltering stock market and economic uncertainty … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 56 Comments

Tick tick tick

Posted on May 3, 2025 by grim

From Newsweek: Phoenix Housing Market Faces ‘Mass Sell-off’ as Home Values Plunge After the dust settled on the pandemic buying frenzy, which massively inflated home prices in the city, property values in Phoenix are collapsing. Real estate analyst Nick Gerli, … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 60 Comments

March Pending Sales Down YOY

Posted on May 2, 2025 by grim

From HousingWire: Pending home sales post strong gain in March but lag behind 2024 pace Recent data hasn’t provided much optimism about the direction of the housing market, but one report suggests better conditions are on the way. The March reading … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 68 Comments