REAL ESTATE NEWSLINKS
> Mortgage Rates Pass 7% for First Time in 2024 - Barron's 4.18.24
> Get Ready. The Best Week to Sell Your Home Is Around the Corner. - Barron's 3.22.24
Squatters take over Georgia man’s home while he was caring for sick wife — and now he can’t evict them: report - NY Post 3.4.24
Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level Since Mid-December. Why Their Next Move Could Be Down. If rates retreat, more home buyers may step back into the market. - Barron's 2.29.24
Handyman-turned-squatter hunter outlines ‘nightmare scenario’ when illegal aliens catch on to housing laws and squatting - NY Post 2.24.24
Handyman-turned-squatter hunter says Atlanta squatter crisis ‘terrorist act’ that calls for National Guard; 1200 houses involved; Squatting crisis 'going to get worse' if laws don't change, handyman says - Fox 2.14.24
Mortgage Rates Just Hit a New High for 2024 - Here’s Why - Realtor.com 2.22.24
Rental Prices Continue To Fall in 2024, but Just Barely - Realtor.com 2.22.24
Latest Home Sales Data Offers Hope: Is America's Housing Market Finally Looking Up? - Realtor 12.21.23
Home Sales Inch Higher, Ending 13-Year Low - Barron's 12.20.23
Want To Save $140K on a House? 3 Surprising New Markets Where Homebuyers Are Scoring Bargains Galore; Three new cities recently joined the Realtor.com Hottest Markets rankings, and their buyer-friendly home prices will shock you - Realtor 12.21.23
Feds sue Texas developer, accusing it of preying on Latino homebuyers - UPI 12.21.23
Housing Costs, Mortgage Rates So High That Divorced Couples Are Still Living Together - WSJ/SCW 11.27.23
Bank of America pays $12 mln fine for reporting false mortgage data - Reuters 11.28.23
Home Prices Hit Fresh Record in September; S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index rose 3.9% from a year earlier - WSJ 11.28.23
Mortgage demand roars back to life as borrowing costs continue to fall - Fox 11.24.23
Home Sales Fell to New 13-Year Low in October; high prices, elevated mortgage rates ...
U.S. existing home sales hit more than 13-year low; prices push higher - Reuters 11.21.23
Jury holds real estate agents liable for $1.8 billion in damages in antitrust lawsuit - Washington Examiner 10.31.23
Selling a Haunted Home? That’s Between You and the Ghosts; But buyers might be terrified to find that just four states address paranormal activity when it comes to the sale of a home - WSJ 10.26.23
19 squatters arrested after destroying Florida motel, allegedly causing $15K in damages: ‘Really atrocious scene’ - NY Post 11.1.23
Sales Pitch for an 8% Mortgage: Buy Now, Refinance Later - for Free; An offer to refinance if rates drop in the future might not help you save in the long - WSJ 10.30.23
U.S. new home sales jump to 19-month high; median price falls - Reuters 10.25.23
U.S mortgage rates soar to highest in more than 23 years - Reuters 10.25.23
Georgia woman returns from vacation to find Atlanta home demolished by mistake; Construction workers reportedly tear down the vacant home as one said they were at 'the wrong address' - Fox 10.24.23
Foreclosures Continue To Surge: Are They a Threat to the Housing Market? - Realtor 10.13.23
Home Sales Fell to a New 13-Year Low in October; High prices and elevated mortgage rates have made home purchases less affordable. - WSJ 11.21.23
Housing Affordability Hits a 39-Year Low. 'It's Fair To Expect Prices To Weaken,' Expert Says. - Realtor 11.7.23
Hidden Gems: Affordable Housing Hot Spots Within America's Priciest Metros; There are still pockets of affordability nestled within America's most expensive metros - and homebuyers might not have to travel far to find them - Realtor 11.7.23
19 squatters arrested after destroying Florida motel, allegedly causing $15K in damages: ‘Really atrocious scene’ - NY Post 11.1.23
Sales Pitch for an 8% Mortgage: Buy Now, Refinance Later - for Free; An offer to refinance if rates drop in the future might not help you save in the long - WSJ 10.30.23
U.S. new home sales jump to 19-month high; median price falls - Reuters 10.25.23
U.S mortgage rates soar to highest in more than 23 years - Reuters 10.25.23
Georgia woman returns from vacation to find Atlanta home demolished by mistake; Construction workers reportedly tear down the vacant home as one said they were at 'the wrong address' - Fox 10.24.23
Foreclosures Continue To Surge: Are They a Threat to the Housing Market? - Realtor 10.13.23
Mortgage Rates Just Jumped Again: 'We're Heading Toward 8%' - Realtor 10.13.23
7 Things Your Home Inspector Wishes You Knew - Realtor 10.13.23
Ultimate Guide to Moving - Realtor 10.13.23
The Californization of the Texas Housing Market; Texas is being walloped by the same forces that have made homes a lot less affordable in many cities previously known for reasonable prices: pandemic-era migration from California and other more expensive areas. The influx has pushed home prices out of reach for many locals. - WSJ 10.10.23
Tiny Homes Are the Hot New Homeowners’ Accessory - WSJ 10.10.23
Handyman known for taking on squatters faces off with TV chef who refused to leave woman’s home - NY Post 10.6.23
Homeowners Flock to Last-Resort Insurance Policies; Hundreds of thousands of people nationally are signing up with state insurers of last resort as home insurers pull back from disaster-prone areas. -_WSJ 10.4.23
These are the U.S. states where homeowners pay the most in property taxes - CNBC 8.22.23
The Apartment Market Is Hitting a Construction Lull; Higher interest rates and falling rents are contributing to a decline in new apartment projects. - WSJ 10.2.23
San Francisco unveils jaw-dropping $900 monthly rent for tiny 4-foot pods amid housing crisis - NY Post 9.29.23
Real estate insiders bewildered by judge’s $18M valuation of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: ‘Would list at $300M’ - NY Post 9.27.23
Barn Conversions Are the New Thing. Is a Barndo for You? - Barron's 9.24.23
Housing starts unexpectedly plummet to lowest level since 2020 - Fox 9.19.23
America’s Biggest Landlords Can’t Find Houses to Buy; High borrowing costs and the shortage of properties for sale have slowed home buying by Wall Street’s rental giants, limiting their ability to grow at the same time suburban rents are climbing. - WSJ 9.20.23
Fed makes move that will likely keep your 'American Dream' on hold; The Fed held interest rates steady for the second time this year, pausing its tightening campaign to assess how the economy is faring in the face of higher borrowing costs. - Fox 9.20.23
Bargain Buys: The 10 U.S. Cities With the Most Homes Priced Below $250K - Realtor 9.19.23
Luxury Apartment Glut in South Florida Offers Some Price Relief; Vacancies climb as wave of construction pushes down rents. - WSJ 9.11.23
June Home Prices Flattened From a Year Earlier; Skyrocketing Mortgage Rates Could Impact Ongoing Pricing Ebb and Flow - SCW Newswatch/ Barron's 8.29.23
This handyman will move in with your squatters and force them out - NY Post 8.11.23
These are the U.S. states where homeowners pay the most in property taxes - CNBC 8.22.23
The Apartment Market Is Hitting a Construction Lull; Higher interest rates and falling rents are contributing to a decline in new apartment projects. - WSJ 10.2.23
San Francisco unveils jaw-dropping $900 monthly rent for tiny 4-foot pods amid housing crisis - NY Post 9.29.23
Real estate insiders bewildered by judge’s $18M valuation of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: ‘Would list at $300M’ - NY Post 9.27.23
Barn Conversions Are the New Thing. Is a Barndo for You? - Barron's 9.24.23
Housing starts unexpectedly plummet to lowest level since 2020 - Fox 9.19.23
America’s Biggest Landlords Can’t Find Houses to Buy; High borrowing costs and the shortage of properties for sale have slowed home buying by Wall Street’s rental giants, limiting their ability to grow at the same time suburban rents are climbing. - WSJ 9.20.23
Fed makes move that will likely keep your 'American Dream' on hold; The Fed held interest rates steady for the second time this year, pausing its tightening campaign to assess how the economy is faring in the face of higher borrowing costs. - Fox 9.20.23
Bargain Buys: The 10 U.S. Cities With the Most Homes Priced Below $250K - Realtor 9.19.23
Luxury Apartment Glut in South Florida Offers Some Price Relief; Vacancies climb as wave of construction pushes down rents. - WSJ 9.11.23
June Home Prices Flattened From a Year Earlier; Skyrocketing Mortgage Rates Could Impact Ongoing Pricing Ebb and Flow - SCW Newswatch/ Barron's 8.29.23
This handyman will move in with your squatters and force them out - NY Post 8.11.23
Chicago residents relocating to Cape Coral, Florida, more than any other, study shows - Fox 32 8.10.23
Authorities get 'aggressive' in massive effort to remove squatters from their city - Fox 8.8.23
Squatters turn Pennsylvania homes into drug dens, set indoor campfire to cook canned ravioli; A Pennsylvania fire chief says one home has been a 'prime spot' for illegal activity - Fox 8.6.23
For 1920s Storybook Charm, Escape to California’s Carmel-by-the-Sea; Seek out this coastal town for a mix of great beaches and fairy-tale architecture that conjures Hansel and Gretel - WSJ 7.26.23
Foreclosures Continue To Surge With More Homeowners Now in Danger of Losing Their Properties - Realtor 7.13.23
Beautiful Bargains: Grab These 5 Craftsman Bungalows Priced Below $300K - Realtor 7.14.23
What We Know About the Dilapidated House of the Suspect in the Gilgo Beach Serial Killings - Realtor 7.14.23
Wanted: More Housing! Here Are the 10 Cities With the Most - and the Fewest - Homes for Sale Right Now - Realtor.com 6.5.23
Villanova named the most expensive neighborhood in Pennsylvania - Centre Daily Times/ McClatchy 5.26.23
In Today’s Housing Market, It’s Timing Over Location; Steep increases in home prices and mortgage rates have set buyers on divergent financial trajectories—even when they bought only a year or two apart. - WSJ 5.19.23
Most affordable beach towns of 2023 revealed - and some are not where you'd think; Check out this countdown of the 10 most affordable beach towns in 2023 from Realtor.com - 5.18.23
Communities begin preparing for a drastic influx of homeless Vermonters; In total, the Vermont Agency of Human Services says roughly 2,800 Vermonters will be displaced by July 1 - NBC 5 (VT)
The 15 housing markets in America that are now actually more affordable than they were in 2005 - MarketWatch - 7.16.22
America Faces a Housing Bust; All ingredients seemed in place at 2022’s start for a continued housing boom, but now the market has priced itself for a sharp reversal - WSJ 6.22.22
I No Longer Drive and Want To Retire in a Highly Walkable Urban Area With Many Cultural Activities; Where Should I Go? - Realtor.com 4.15.22
U.S. Supreme Court Expands Definition of What Constitutes a Physical Taking - National law Review 4.14.22
‘Fix My Flip’ Reveals One Thing a Contractor Should Never, Ever Do - Realtor.com 4.15.22
10 Perfect Places to Rent or Buy a Cabin Right Now - CabinHomes.com 2.3.22
Middle Class Getting Priced Out of Covid Housing Market; Surging demand and shrinking supply are combining to make home buying more difficult, as affordability worsens for many during the pandemic. - WSJ 2.7.22
VIDEO: What Does 2022’s Market Look Like For Tampa Bay? - Tampa Home Group 1.24.22
Roaring U.S. housing market may cool, keep climbing as Fed ends emergency support - MarketWatch 1.5.22
PESTS: Brown Recluse vs. Wolf Spider: Which One Is On My Property? - ABC Home and Commercial 2.19.21
PESTS: How to Get Rid of Brown Recluse Spiders - LawnStarter 1.4.21
PESTS: 9 Natural Predators That Control Spiders - The Spruce 7.28.21
PESTS: Brown Recluse Spider Interactions With Other Species - University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse
REAL ESTATE: Homes Now Typically Sell in a Week, Forcing Buyers to Take Risks: American home buyers are having to pounce faster than ever to clinch a deal, forcing many of them to make snap decisions about what house to purchase and where to live. - WSJ 11.11.21
HOUSE FLIPPING: [PODCAST] How Zillow Failed at Flipping Homes: Zillow started buying and selling homes directly a few years ago, hoping to make money on each transaction. But last week, the company said it was exiting the business. - WSJ 11.9.21
The McCloskeys’ Restored Midwestern Palazzo See inside the palace near Forest Park. - St. Louis Magazine 8.16.18
WILDFIRES & REAL ESTATE: They Moved to Rural California for Affordable Homes. Then the Caldor Fire Destroyed the Town. Growing populations of towns in the “wildland-urban interface” is a key reason for the rising wildfire threat in the West, researchers say. - WSJ 11.6.21
How to Invest in Real Estate: 5 Ways to Get Started: Real estate investments can add diversification to your portfolio — and getting into the market can be as easy as buying a mutual fund. - NerdWallet 3.12.21
WILDFIRES & REAL ESTATE: They Moved to Rural California for Affordable Homes. Then the Caldor Fire Destroyed the Town. Growing populations of towns in the “wildland-urban interface” is a key reason for the rising wildfire threat in the West, researchers say. - WSJ 11.6.21
Zillow Says It Can’t Buy Any More Homes This Year: The real-estate company said it was experiencing backlogs related to renovating the homes and that it faces constraints for on-the-ground workers. - WSJ 10.18.21
Foreclosures soar after COVID-19 forbearance programs expire - UPI
Q3 2021 U.S. Foreclosure Activity Begins To See Significant Increases As Foreclosure Moratorium Is Lifted - Attom
The Biggest Mistakes Home Buyers and Sellers Make It’s the largest investment many people will ever make—and the most emotional one. That can be a bad combination. - WSJ 9.18.21
Homes are selling the fastest in these markets Homes sat on the market in April for just over 40 days on average - Fox 6.2.21
Are There Any States with No Property Tax in 2021? (Free Investor Guide) - RealWealthNetwork 2021
Rising home prices threaten to overheat summer housing market - Fox 5.25.21
U.S. Existing Home Sales Decline in April as Real Estate Cools - Newsmax 5.21.21
11 Reasons You Don't Want to Retire in Florida: The dark side of the Sunshine State includes an overabundance of boomers, critters, sweat and weirdness. - Kiplinger Report 11.14.19
Sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. surged in July as low interest rates and a desire for more space amid the pandemic boosted home-buyer demand - WSJ
5 Mistakes That Can Make House Flipping a Flop; Avoid the pitfalls that novice flippers overlook - Investopedia
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