The Housing Bubble Blog

The Seattle PI reports from Washington. "There was no denying the Seattle-area's real estate funk at Williams Marketing's annual forecast breakfast Friday. Kicking off the event, Williams President Leslie Williams noted that area real estate professionals were feeling good a year ago about how the...

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The LA Daily News reports from California. "For weeks, mortgage banker Ben Marsh has been swamped with questions from clients worried about losing their homes in this bad economy. 'What should I do? What should I do?' they have asked Marsh, who has offered up several options, including renting out...

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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "It has a been several years, and several real estate transactions, since Kianoush Etemadi, 57, and her daughter, Paris, 16, had a home of their own. Etemadi owned a house in Rockville, Md., until 2005, but sold it after deciding she could save money...

The Palm Beach Post reports from Florida. "In the past four decades, the Altman Cos. has profitably built thousands of apartments throughout the eastern half of the country. The developer's foray into South Florida condos didn't work out so well, however, and Boca Raton-based Altman Cos. has...

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The Grand Junction Free Press reports from Colorado. "Seven hours before the polls closed in Colorado, Sen. John McCain asked supporters at a noon rally Tuesday in Grand Junction to help him win the state. He also pledged to work on the nation’s housing situation. 'I’m going to make sure we take...

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The Union Tribune reports from California. "If the past is prologue, today's three-year housing slump should have one year to go before prices flatten out and begin to move up smartly once again. This time, the region is almost three years into a slump that followed a market peak at $515,000 in...

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The St Petersburg Times reports from Florida. "Tampa Electric lost more customers than it added in the third quarter, an unprecedented reversal that slashed the utility's profits and promises to delay power plant building. 'We've never seen this since I've been working at Tampa Electric,' said...

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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "For four years the Neal family called a two-family house in New Haven, home. The Neals have had their house on the market for a year and a half. They're frustrated but patient. They understand this is a tough time to sell. 'You're seeing more and...

A report from Metro New York. "Mayor Michael Bloomberg outlined a local stimulus plan Thursday intended to ease the burdens of the economic crisis. The mayor proposed 18 initiatives, including a Web site for laid-off financial workers and a schedule of smaller quarterly tax payments for properties...

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The Contra Costa Times reports from California. "A grass-roots effort aimed at curbing the massive home foreclosures in East County, as well as across the nation, spurred nearly 1,000 people to show up at a town-hall meeting at an Antioch church. 'There are 10,000 homes in Contra Costa County that...