In 15 Bigger Cities, Condo Prices Already -10% to -22%, 5 Are in Florida with Accelerating Drops. Absurdity Comes Unglued by Wolf Richter • Apr 22, 2025 • 129 Comments Austin, Oakland, St. Petersburg (FL), San Francisco, Chula Vista, Detroit, New Orleans, Denver, Jacksonville, Naples, Tampa, Mesa, Portland, Seattle.
Oh Elon! Tesla Crushed Further in California in Q1, Non-Tesla EV Sales Soar. Cybertruck Joining Failed Models of Automotive History? by Wolf Richter • Apr 17, 2025 • 118 Comments Non-Tesla EV sales +36% YoY. Tesla sales plunge to lowest since Q3 2022. Cybertruck sales fall for 2nd quarter in a row.
But this Kind of Dynamic Sprinkles Additional Cold Water on the Idea of a Looming Recession by Wolf Richter • Apr 8, 2025 • 128 Comments Inland Empire PMI spikes to highest since early 2021, New Orders spike to record: Private sector is dynamic. But not always in linear ways.
In the South & West, Pending Sales of Existing Homes Mark Worst February in the Data, as Inventories in Florida, Texas, California Surge by Wolf Richter • Mar 27, 2025 • 52 Comments Frozen sales meet ballooning inventories.
Where Condos Already Came Unglued: 10 Big Cities with Price Drops from 10% to 22% from Peak by Wolf Richter • Mar 21, 2025 • 80 Comments Austin, Oakland, San Francisco, Detroit, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Denver, Portland, Seattle, Mesa. Tampa is almost there, as are other markets.
Tesla Sales Got Crushed in Q4 in California, its Largest US Market. Non-Tesla EV Sales Jumped to a Record. ICE Vehicle Sales Dipped by Wolf Richter • Feb 3, 2025 • 75 Comments Since 2016, ICE vehicle sales plunged 31%, while EV sales soared 10-fold.
The Big Cities with the Biggest Price Declines of Single-Family Houses or Condos from their Peaks: From -9% to -21% by Wolf Richter • Jan 19, 2025 • 114 Comments Austin, Oakland, New Orleans, San Francisco, Washington D.C., New York City, Detroit, Seattle, Portland, Tampa.
San Francisco House Prices Drop Back to 2019, Condo Prices to 2015, as Tech Jobs in the City & Silicon Valley Evaporate after Drunken Hiring Binge by Wolf Richter • Dec 26, 2024 • 85 Comments Housing Bust 2 reverses part of the “Housing Crisis” when people with good incomes could no longer afford to live in the City.
Job Losses Pile Up at Tech & Social Media Companies in San Francisco & Silicon Valley after Reckless Hiring Frenzy by Wolf Richter • Sep 24, 2024 • 123 Comments A reckoning with budding parallels to the Dotcom Bubble & Bust, while other sectors continue to grow. Unemployment rate rose to 3.9%.
Winemaker SPAC with Dozens of Brands, Result of PE-Firm Backed Rollup, Files for Bankruptcy 3 Years after SPAC Merger by Wolf Richter • Jul 25, 2024 • 53 Comments Everyone was happy, sort of, except the public that bought the misbegotten shares and got wiped out?