Housing

“Mortgage Forbearance” is Suddenly Hot, Hits Shadow Banks, which Clamor for Bailout from Taxpayers and the Fed

by Wolf Richter • Apr 10, 2020 • 234 Comments

“The mortgage market has more risk than previously acknowledged.”

Week 3: How Lockdowns Impact Housing & Mortgage Markets

by Wolf Richter • Apr 8, 2020 • 149 Comments

Expensive markets face a new reality: lenders get skittish about jumbo loans.

Week Two: How COVID-19 Lockdowns Impact US Housing Market. Mortgages Give Clues: It Gets Uglier

by Wolf Richter • Apr 1, 2020 • 169 Comments

“Nobody has any taste for risk anymore. All of those exotic loan programs have ceased. All investors buying that paper are gone”: mortgage broker.

How Will Coronavirus Lockdowns Impact the US Housing Market? First Data Points Are Out. They’re Ugly

by Wolf Richter • Mar 25, 2020 • 223 Comments

And it’s just the first inkling of what’s in store for home sales.

Lockdown in San Francisco, Silicon Valley & the East Bay: We’re to “Shelter in Place.” What it Means Now & Long Term

by Wolf Richter • Mar 16, 2020 • 301 Comments

The eeriness of the whole situation may leave permanent marks on consumers and business-decision makers.

Los Angeles Housing Market Carved Up by Unaffordability & Divergence in Demand

by Wolf Richter • Feb 26, 2020 • 52 Comments

Low Tier Skyrockets. Super-Luxury in Trouble. Condo, High-Tier House Prices Have Gone Nowhere since mid-2018.

The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, Feb. Update

by Wolf Richter • Feb 25, 2020 • 137 Comments

Prices in San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Chicago, New York at early-2018 levels. But Phoenix, Tampa, Charlotte show surging house-price inflation.

Coronavirus Slams Airbnb, Airlines, Hotels, Casinos, San Francisco, Other Hot Spots

by Wolf Richter • Feb 20, 2020 • 115 Comments

It’s not only Chinese tourists, business travelers, and property buyers who’re not showing up, but also travelers from all over the world who’ve gotten second thoughts about sitting on a plane.

HELOC Balances Plunge to 15-Year Low. What’s Going on Here?

by Wolf Richter • Feb 9, 2020 • 136 Comments

Banks are trying, but demand just isn’t there.

The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, January Update

by Wolf Richter • Jan 28, 2020 • 82 Comments

Prices in New York City condo market, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle down to early 2018 levels. Chicago nearly flat from year ago. Other markets rise. Phoenix, Tampa, Charlotte surge.

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