Why Toronto (and Other Cities) Inflate Housing Bubbles to the Bitter End by Wolf Richter • Feb 20, 2017 • 66 Comments To delay falling into a fiscal and financial sinkhole.
Luxury Home Listings “Overpriced by a Third?” by Wolf Richter • Feb 19, 2017 • 21 Comments Why a real estate insider thinks era of “aspirational pricing” is over.
Here are the Top “Sell Markets” in an Overpriced World as “the Apartment Cycle Draws Closer and Closer to the End” by Wolf Richter • Feb 16, 2017 • 63 Comments Commercial Property Bust to hit Multifamily Rentals in San Francisco & New York, the Most Expensive Markets in the World (reports).
Desperation Invades Vancouver Housing Bubble, as Hot Money Still Pumps up Toronto, Hype Overflows by Wolf Richter • Feb 5, 2017 • 43 Comments In Toronto, “home ownership continues to be a great investment,” which is what they said about Vancouver a year ago.
Rents Plunge in Costliest US Cities, Soar in Mid-Tier Cities by Wolf Richter • Feb 1, 2017 • 35 Comments Overall national rent figures hide the drama on the ground.
The Granular Detail of Miami’s Preconstruction Condo Flipping Bloodbath by Wolf Richter • Jan 31, 2017 • 40 Comments Microcosm of the condo boom-and-bust cycle.
Condo Speculation Collapses in Miami-Dade’s Condo Glut by Wolf Richter • Jan 29, 2017 • 46 Comments Preconstruction condo flippers left twisting in the wind.
Financialization of Rents Gets Taxpayer Guarantees by Wolf Richter • Jan 24, 2017 • 99 Comments Government Buckles, Guarantees Buy-to-Rent Mortgage-Backed Securities for First Time Ever. Wall Street Wins Again.
These are the Countries with the Biggest Debt Slaves, and Americans Are Only in 10th place by Wolf Richter • Jan 22, 2017 • 137 Comments So who the heck are the Really Great Ones?
Evictions by Wall-Street Mega-Landlords Soar, Financialization of Rents Cause “Housing Instability”: Atlanta Fed by Wolf Richter • Jan 7, 2017 • 106 Comments It blames the Fed & Bernanke; the dark side of “healing” the housing market.
