Tag: Real estate
How unaffordable the housing market is and where it’s getting worse
Ever since the epic run on housing in the first years of the pandemic, fueled by record-low mortgage rates, the market has been plagued by low supply [...]
Something ‘striking’ is happening with apartment renters
Renting has its benefits. It's usually cheaper than buying a home, and it offers the freedom of moving without much hassle. That's why about half of a [...]
March home sales drop to slowest pace since 2009
A "For Sale" sign stands at a house in Miami, Florida, U.S. April 16, 2025.Marco Bello | ReutersHigher mortgage rates and concern over the broader eco [...]
NYC’s most expensive home lists for $110 million
Since launching the quadplex earlier this month, listing agent Nikki Field with Sotheby's said interest has been encouraging: "Several highly qualifie [...]
Mortgage rates surge over 7% as tariffs hit bond market
The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage surged 13 basis points Friday to 7.1%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That's the highest rat [...]
How China could crush the U.S. housing market
A new housing development built along a canal near the Mokelumne River is viewed on May 22, 2023, near Stockton, California.George Rose | Getty Images [...]
Mortgage rates slingshot higher as tariff uncertainty roils markets
A completed planned development is seen in Ashburn, Virginia, on Aug. 14, 2024.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesMortgage rates hit their [...]
Mortgage rates tumble on tariffs, but housing costs still high
Mortgage rates fell sharply Thursday following the Trump administration's tariff announcement.The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed loan plung [...]
Manhattan luxury real estate market has best first quarter since 2019
People walk by a view of residential luxury towers along nicknamed Billionaires Row, a stretch of 57th Street that holds the majority of Manhattan’s s [...]
KB Home unveils its first ‘fire-resilient’ community in California
KB Home's new wildfire-resilient neighborhood in Escondido, California.CNBCJust months after raging wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los [...]
FHFA will not cut Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limits
A sign for Freddie Mac is seen at their corporate headquarters campus on Oct. 9, 2024 in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesThe newl [...]
Related Group CEO Pérez says tariff fears raising construction costs
Related Group CEO Jon Paul Pérez.Courtesy of Future Proof and Triangle BLVDBuilding contractors are already hiking prices as much as 20% to offset pot [...]
February home resales jump more than expected, despite mortgage rates
Sales of previously owned homes in February rose 4.2% from January to 4.26 million units on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, according to the [...]
Washington DC housing market shows cracks amid federal layoffs
The supply of homes for sale across the nation always rises ahead of the busy spring market, but the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area is seeing an [...]
Inside the world’s largest 3D printed housing development
Just outside Austin, in Georgetown, Texas, brand new planned communities sprawl out as far as the eye can see, which is pretty far in this part of the [...]