Spain orders Airbnb to block nearly 66,000 holiday rental listings over rule violations apnews.com/article/airbnb…

John Wake The Wall Street Journal Remember the govt loss mitigation payments for people's mortgages are still flowing through Sept....again AI suggests 1.1-1.3 million foreclosures Spring 2026. It's a very delayed reality from the illegal lockdowns...delayed because the govt was making people's mortgage payments

Tobias Maximus John Wake Singapore ABSD:

Illinois Department of Housing "Thus, rather than affordable housing what is actually being incentivized is some combination of: • Racial equity goals • Environmental sustainability..." marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

"Denver Housing Market Is Hit With an Explosion of Listings" realtor.com/news/trends/de…

A macroprudential policy to increase housing affordability "The government could direct the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to force lenders to limit the number of loans they offer to domestic property investors. It's a lever which the government has pulled

Global Housing Returns, and the Emergence of the Safe Asset, 1465-2024 "suggest for the first time that the "low expected returns" environment of the early 21st century constitutes a multi-century, cross-asset phenomenon that began far earlier than the 1970s or 1980s."

Typical politician. They promise home prices won't go down but they also promise more affordable housing. fraserinstitute.org/commentary/fed…

"time-limited capital gains tax holiday"

"immigrants occupy... 461 housing units, compared with 397 housing units for Canadian-born individuals." www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-28-0…

Spring home selling season was a bust Exactly the opposite of what the housing industry said was coming last year

Recently sold for $30 million in Paradise Valley, AZ 9 acres 15 bedrooms flexmls.com/share/CFviq/58…

WSJ: Rent-Setting Algorithms Find Legal Lifeline scottsdalerealtors.org/wsj-rent-setti…

John Wake If these are not valid, I think it also puts airline, hotel, etc. pricing at risk as well 🤷🏾‍♂️

Despite the current mania over AI, in the next 10 years only 5% of tasks will be profitably automated due to AI, according to a Noble Prize winning economist. economics.mit.edu/sites/default/…

"Opendoor could drop off NASDAQ if stock doesn’t rebound" I liked their original business model better. Here's my 2015 take on Opendoor - realestatedecoded.com/opendoor-alter… Back then, they didn't pay any commissions to buyer or seller agents. realestatenews.com/2025/05/30/ope…

Yikes! Just noticed the sellers bought it in 2021 for $12 million!

"Dalio said the global economic order is breaking down due to unsustainable debt and deep imbalances between debtor nations like the U.S. and creditor nations like China." finance.yahoo.com/news/ray-dalio…