How (Slightly) Higher Mortgage Rates Maul Housing Bubble 2, Affordability, and the Rest of the Universe by Wolf Richter • Nov 23, 2016 • 68 Comments The beating resumed today and will continue until the mood improves.
Bitter Irony: San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Jose have the Worst Roads in America, Worse even than Detroit by Wolf Richter • Nov 6, 2016 • 89 Comments But the roads in much of the nation are in terrible shape too.
It’s Not a “Housing Crisis” for Everyone by Wolf Richter • Nov 2, 2016 • 80 Comments The demographic shift behind the high-rent phenomenon.
What the Heck is Going on with Rents? by Wolf Richter • Oct 31, 2016 • 49 Comments Demand is drying up in the priciest markets.
Google Fiber Lays Off 9%, “Pauses” Expansion, as Alphabet Cracks Down on Costs, Division CEOs Quit by Wolf Richter • Oct 26, 2016 • 65 Comments Third CEO of an Alphabet division to leave since June.
Bubble Mentality Collapses in San Francisco Office Market by Wolf Richter • Oct 26, 2016 • 38 Comments Tough business decisions loom.
Layoffs Hit Craft Brewer, as Big Beer, Big Money, Overcapacity Rattle American Craft Beer Market by Wolf Richter • Oct 14, 2016 • 75 Comments The American Beer War Turns Sour.
Owners at “Leaning Tower of San Francisco” Knock Condo Values to Zero by Wolf Richter • Oct 4, 2016 • 68 Comments “Values could climb in subsequent years if the building is repairable.”
Rents Sink in San Francisco, New York. “Mixed” Nationally by Wolf Richter • Sep 30, 2016 • 90 Comments The supply of rental units on the market is ballooning.
Wells Fargo Getting Clocked by California: What, No Perp-Walk? by Wolf Richter • Sep 28, 2016 • 41 Comments No bank is “so powerful as to be untouchable.”
