Monthly Archives: October 2025

Wouldn’t go that far..

Posted on October 31, 2025 by grim

From the Daily Mail: Panic as home values plummet in half of the biggest US cities Nearly half of America’s biggest cities are now seeing home prices fall — a sign that cracks are spreading through the once-booming housing market.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 113 Comments

Will Amazon layoffs crash the Washington market?

Posted on October 30, 2025 by grim

From KIRO: Amazon layoff announcement affecting real estate market The real estate market is already starting to feel the impact of the massive layoffs at Amazon as some homeowners and buyers begin scrambling to deal with the fallout. KIRO 7 … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 107 Comments

Top?

Posted on October 29, 2025 by grim

From Tap: Are We Nearing the Top of Home Prices in Northern New Jersey? In August, the data showed more homes for sale in Northern New Jersey than we had in both 2023 and 2024. The trend was following the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, Mortgages, New Jersey Real Estate | 105 Comments

Prices may have cooled, but not here.

Posted on October 28, 2025 by grim

From Barrons: Home Prices Likely Cooled in August. That’s Good News for Some Buyers. Home price growth likely continued to cool in August. That’s good news for some buyers—while others aren’t feeling the same relief. Home prices nationally likely increased … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 83 Comments

Everyone’s a builder now

Posted on October 27, 2025 by grim

From Politico: Homebuilders push new frontier for Fannie and Freddie: Construction loans Homebuilders are using President Donald Trump’s growing calls for government-controlled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to get house construction “going” to push a controversial proposal: getting the mortgage … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, Mortgages, National Real Estate, New Development, Politics | 84 Comments

Peak Agency

Posted on October 25, 2025 by grim

From the Baylor Lariat (?): America has too many real estate agents Real estate agents do add value by connecting buyers and sellers more meaningfully than a quick online search, and by taking the lead on contracts and negotiations, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 120 Comments

September home sales tick up

Posted on October 24, 2025 by grim

From Reuters: US existing home sales hit 7-month high; affordability remains a challenge U.S. existing home sales increased to a seven-month high in September, but economic uncertainty and a stalled labor market could limit an anticipated boost from easing mortgage … Continue reading →

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

Thanks Mamdani

Posted on October 23, 2025 by grim

From Newsweek: New Jersey Housing Market Could Be Disrupted by Zohran Mamdani The New Jersey and surrounding housing markets could be impacted by the potential election of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani’s policies largely aim to break from establishment norms as … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Gold Coast, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC | 93 Comments

If you have to ask…

Posted on October 22, 2025 by grim

From ROI-NJ: Six New Jersey zip codes among the 100 priciest in the nation, according to PropertyShark data Six New Jersey zip codes cracked the 100 most expensive zips in the nation, according to the 10th annual ranking of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 70 Comments

We’re going to need more money

Posted on October 21, 2025 by grim

From nj.com: This N.J. home sold in hours and broke a price record A newly built house in Paramus — which sold in just hours — set a price record for a residential sale in the Bergen County borough. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 115 Comments

Who won the long game?

Posted on October 20, 2025 by grim

Worth the click through – From The Washington Post: The cities where home prices have changed the most (and least) over the past 130 years We love historical data! Nothing tickles our fancy more than a line chart with dates … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 57 Comments

H-1B’s back off buying

Posted on October 18, 2025 by grim

From Newsweek: H-1B Visa Holders Disappear From US Housing Market The number of new FHA mortgages granted to non-permanent residents has dropped to near-zero following President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders targeting immigrants, according to new data.  In a March … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, Politics | 121 Comments

No Tunnel?

Posted on October 17, 2025 by grim

From nj.com: Trump ‘terminates’ $16 billion Hudson River tunnel project linking N.J. and N.Y.C. President Donald Trump said he “terminated” the $16 billion Gateway rail tunnel under the Hudson River in a surprise statement made during press conference Wednesday as tense negotiations over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC, Politics | 88 Comments

Movin’ on up

Posted on October 16, 2025 by grim

From National Mortgage Professional: Sellers Get Real About Prices Lowering the listing price is becoming the norm for sellers, as the market doldrums linger. But sellers in the lower price ranges are the most aggressive, according to a new report … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 84 Comments

What slowdown?

Posted on October 15, 2025 by grim

From the NAR: NAR Pending Home Sales Report Shows 4.0% Increase in August  August 2025 National Pending Home Sales August 2025 Regional Pending Home Sales Northeast Midwest South West

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 74 Comments