Housing

Housing Market Goes Nuts, Everyone Sees it, But it Can’t Last

by Wolf Richter • Oct 23, 2020 • 307 Comments

There’s a housing shortage until there’s suddenly a housing glut: see San Francisco et al.

The Big Boys Are Back: Financializing Single-Family Houses

by Wolf Richter • Oct 8, 2020 • 87 Comments

As after the last crisis, fueled by ultra-cheap money, they’re taking financialization of the housing market to the next level (transcript of my podcast).

Condo Boom Turns to Historic Condo Glut in San Francisco

by Wolf Richter • Oct 7, 2020 • 85 Comments

There is a “housing shortage” and an “inventory shortage” until there suddenly isn’t.

THE WOLF STREET REPORT: The Big Boys Are Back Financializing Single-Family Houses

by Wolf Richter • Oct 4, 2020 • 157 Comments

As after the last crisis, fueled by ultra-cheap money, they’re taking financialization of the housing market to the next level.

The Flight of the Techies

by John McNellis • Oct 2, 2020 • 142 Comments

New York City, San Francisco Bay Area are the big losers. The great 2020 exodus raises the question: Will the techies ever return?

San Francisco Rents in Free-Fall. New York Rents Swoon. Expensive Cities, College Towns, Cities in Texas, Other States Sag. But in 16 Cities, Rents Jump Double-Digits

by Wolf Richter • Oct 1, 2020 • 99 Comments

Work-from-anywhere, unemployment, the land rush for houses, virus-fears about elevators, the oil bust: Big shifts for the fifth month in a row.

The Shift from City Centers to Suburbs: New House Sales Soar for 3rd Month, +46% YoY, to Highest Since 2007

by Wolf Richter • Sep 24, 2020 • 207 Comments

But the median price declined. Households paying for office space to work from home?

Landlords, Please Chime in: After CDC Eviction Moratorium & State Eviction Bans, How Big is Nonpayment of Rent, amid Sharply Conflicting Household Surveys & Landlord Data

by Wolf Richter • Sep 2, 2020 • 250 Comments

Small and large landlords, please share your experience in the comments so we can get a better feel of what is actually happening on the ground.

Rents Plunge in San Francisco, New York. Other Expensive Cities, College Towns, Texas Oil Patch also Hit. Incentives Surge. But in 18 Cities: Double-Digit YoY Rent Increases

by Wolf Richter • Sep 1, 2020 • 131 Comments

Big shifts underway — work-from-anywhere, unemployment crisis, oil bust, people searching for a cheaper place to live.

Subprime Mortgages Fall Massively Delinquent. Taxpayers on Hook. Housing Market Splits in Two

by Wolf Richter • Aug 27, 2020 • 140 Comments

On one side: land rush by a few hundred thousand home buyers. On the other: millions of homeowners with delinquent mortgages. Here are the metros by FHA delinquency rate. Two exceed 27%.

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