Zoom towns

They call them “Zoom towns” because so many of the new residents are working remotely and have given up their city and suburban lifestyles...

Is the Earth moving under homeownership?

As I’m reading that mortgage rates have topped 7% for the first time in 20 years, I can’t help wondering how all the events...

The death of old Florida

Florida’s changed a lot in the over 20 years I’ve lived on the Gulf coast, and it’s changed even more as a result of...

Mortgage rates scary

"Boo!” all you ghosts and goblins. If you’re afraid of what’s lurking behind those Halloween masks, I’ll give you something to really be scared...

Higher mortgage rates affect everything

Think of an octopus – the head of the octopus is the housing market and the tentacles are all of the industries dependent on...

Louise Bolger

Louise Bolger writes about real estate in Castles in the Sand. Email