Category Archives: Housing Bubble

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 →

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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 →

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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

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You don’t make enough money

Posted on October 9, 2025 by grim

From the Joint Center for Housing Studies: HOME PRICES SURGE TO FIVE TIMES MEDIAN INCOME, NEARING HISTORIC HIGHS Last year single-family home prices continued to climb steadily back to record-high multiples of household income. In our most recent State of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 79 Comments

Disconnected

Posted on October 8, 2025 by grim

From CNN: Here’s why the housing slowdown isn’t lowering home prices Just a few years out from the pandemic-era housing boom, the market is stumbling. Many homeowners, anchored to pandemic-era expectations even as the housing market tilts in favor of … Continue reading →

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Tick tick tick tick

Posted on October 4, 2025 by grim

From Fast Company: Half of America’s major housing markets now have falling home prices Fresh data shows that as of August, 25 of the 50 biggest U.S. metro areas—representing half of the country’s major housing markets—are seeing prices fall compared … Continue reading →

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Disregard the hype in pending sales

Posted on October 2, 2025 by grim

From Wolf Street: Pending Home Sales Rise from Near-Record Lows, Zigzag along those Lows, -43% from 2020, -30% from 2019: Charts Speak There was a lot of housing-promo hoopla in the media this morning about that 4.0% month-to-month increase in … Continue reading →

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Can’t afford to live anywhere

Posted on September 29, 2025 by grim

From National Mortgage Professional: Homes are less affordable than ever in 99% of the nation’s counties If you thought houses couldn’t become any more unaffordable, think again: Homes are now less affordable than ever in 99% of America’s counties. As … Continue reading →

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Fed concerned about housing

Posted on September 27, 2025 by grim

From Fast Company: Fed Governor Bowman warns of housing market risks: ‘Declines in house prices could accelerate’ Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman issued a housing market warning during a speech at the Kentucky Bankers Association Annual Convention in Asheville, North Carolina on … Continue reading →

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August home sales dip, Northeast slows

Posted on September 26, 2025 by grim

From Reuters: US existing home sales dip in August Sales of previously owned U.S. homes ticked lower in August amid affordability issues for buyers thanks to still-pricey homes on the market and interest rates on mortgages that remain relatively steep … Continue reading →

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Don’t stop, get it get it

Posted on September 25, 2025 by grim

From CNBC: New home sales soar 20% in August to a three-year high Sales of newly built homes rose a much larger-than-expected 20.5% in August compared with July to the highest level since January 2022, according to the U.S. Census. … Continue reading →

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Can’t afford a house, can’t afford kids

Posted on September 24, 2025 by grim

From Newsweek: US Birth Rate Warning Issued Over House Prices Skyrocketing housing costs may be swaying Americans from having children, contributing to plunging birth rates in the country, data suggests. According to the latest birth data released by the U.S. Centers … Continue reading →

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Unaffordable at any rate

Posted on September 20, 2025 by grim

From WaPo: The cities where buying a house is most and least affordable as mortgage rates change When mortgage rates dropped to historic lows in 2021, below 3 percent, Britt Vaughan met with a real estate agent and tried to … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, Mortgages | 63 Comments

Don’t expect cuts to save housing..

Posted on September 18, 2025 by grim

From Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates HIGHER (Not Lower) After Fed Rate Cut Several things happen on Fed Day–especially on the 4 out of 8 examples with updated rate forecasts from Fed members.  The official announcement of a rate cut … Continue reading →

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Coming for us next?

Posted on September 16, 2025 by grim

From Newsweek: Florida’s Housing Market Has ‘Flipped’ for Homebuyers Florida’s housing market has “flipped” for homebuyers, according to real estate analyst Nick Gerli, but not the way they might have wished for. While the Sunshine State can solidly be considered a … Continue reading →

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