Author Archives: Ben Verde

Pandemic-era boomtowns see steepest price growth slowdowns

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Median home price growth has slowed the fastest in Austin, Phoenix and San Jose, with fellow pandemic boomtowns Las Vegas and Boise also seeing significant slowdowns. Continue reading →

New-home sales reverse course, climb 7.5% in October

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Sales of newly built homes climbed 7.5 percent between September and October to a seasonally adjusted rate of 632,000, according to data released Wednesday from the United States Census Bureau. Continue reading →

Homes near Trader Joe’s get top dollar. But investors should eye Aldi

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Homes near a Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s boast higher values, but those near an Aldi grocery store offer something for real estate investors the others can’t, according to data from Attom. Continue reading →

California agent charged with theft and forgery tied to 2020 home sale

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Daniel Montano, 28, an agent with RE/MAX Gold Coast in Ventura, California, was arrested on Nov. 17 for allegedly making false statements and forging his clients’ signatures. Continue reading →

NYSE threatens to boot Offerpad over plummeting share price

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Offerpad’s stock slipped below $1 per share in late October, positioning the iBuyer to be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange, which would make it more difficult to buy and sell shares while scaring off investors. Continue reading →

‘The Goonies’ house in Oregon hits the market for $1.65M

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“People from many countries and all walks of life are calling to inquire about how they can be the next owner of this iconic property,” the listing agent said about the birthplace of the truffle shuffle. Continue reading →

Existing-home sales slip for ninth-consecutive month in October

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Sales of existing homes fell 5.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.43 million — 28.4 percent lower than in October 2021, according to data released Friday by the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading →

Ivana Trump’s 17-room Manhattan townhouse lists for $26.5M

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The former wife of the 45th president purchased the 5-bedroom, 5-and-a-half-bathroom compound in 1992 for $2.5M after her divorce from Donald Trump was finalized. Continue reading →

Homebuilder sentiment drops another 5 points in November

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Confidence dropped to its lowest level among homebuilders seen since June 2012, according to the latest National Home Builders Association/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index on Wednesday. Continue reading →