Real Estate

A home for sale in the Mission Hills area of Los Angeles Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Mission Hills, CA. Brian Van Der Brug | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Mortgage application volume rose 2.7% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. An additional adjustment

In this article BTC.CM= FTT.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The logo of FTX is seen on a flag at the entrance of the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida, November 12, 2022. Marco Bello | Reuters Corporate funds were used to purchase homes in the Bahamas and “personal items” in the name of employees

A “Now Leasing” sign is displayed in front of an apartment complex in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The red-hot rental market is finally starting to cool off along with the rest of housing. Rents are still higher than they were a year ago, but the gains

Contractors work on concrete slabs in the Cielo at Sand Creek by Century Communities housing development in Antioch, California, on Thursday, March 31, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Homebuilder sentiment in the single-family housing market fell to the lowest level in a decade in November, as builders continue to struggle with

Ninety percent of counties across the U.S. have experienced a flood, wildfire, hurricane or other federally declared climate disaster between 2011 and 2021, according to a report published Wednesday that calls for urgent investment in climate adaptation and hazard mitigation. During that same period, 29 states on average endured at least one federally declared disaster, according

A man walks on Wall St. during the morning commute, as the city deals with record temperatures and the excessive heat, in New York, July 20, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A cooling economy, rising mortgage rates and mass layoffs have done little to dampen executive demand for expanded office presence and increased flexibility for

Drought conditions are worsening in the U.S., and that is having an outsized impact on the real estate that houses the internet. Data centers generate massive amounts of heat through their servers because of the enormous amount of power they use. Water is the cheapest and most common method used to cool the centers. related

Economists are predicting that soaring interest rates and falling prices will mark the end of the U.K.’s 13-year housing market boom, potentially leading to a house price crash. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. property market may be verging on a major downturn, with some market watchers warning

The public entrance to Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York. Robert Alexander | Archive Photos | Getty Images A New York court Monday appointed retired Judge Barbara Jones to oversee some of the Trump Organization’s financial statements as part of a lawsuit alleging widespread fraud by former President Donald Trump, his businesses and

A Sheetz customer gets gasoline at a gas station in Plains, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 19, 2022.  Aimee Dilger | Reuters Americans grew more worried about inflation in the October, with fears emanating from an expected burst in gasoline prices, a Federal Reserve survey showed Monday. Inflation expectations for the year ahead rose to 5.9%, up

It looks more like a project at NASA than a home construction site. Just outside Austin, Texas, massive machines are squeezing out 100 three- and four-bedroom homes, in the first major housing development to be 3D-printed on site. One of the nation’s largest homebuilders, Lennar, is partnering with ICON, a 3D printing company, to develop

A ‘For Sale’ sign is posted in front of a single family home on October 27, 2022 in Hollywood, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Mortgage rates fell sharply Thursday after a government report showed that inflation had cooled in October, prompting a decline in bond yields. The average rate on the 30-year fixed plunged

People shop for bread at a supermarket in Monterey Park, California on Oct. 19, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Inflation was cooler than expected in October, although household staples such as shelter, food and energy remained among the largest contributors to consumer prices still rising at a historically fast pace, the

A man enters a Bank of America branch in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Mortgage rates rose again last week, throwing even more cold water on demand from both current homeowners and potential homebuyers. Weekly application volume fell 0.1% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index.

Ridofranz | Istock | Getty Images We adamantly want to age in place, say experts. A recent AARP report shows that 85% of respondents 65 or older wish to stay in their current residences as long as possible. Retirement-focused financial advisors can help with both the financial and non-financial preparations to do so. “We’re often

An ‘Open House’ sign is displayed as potential home buyers arrive at a property for sale in Columbus, Ohio. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rising mortgage rates, high home prices and uncertainty in the overall economy have Americans feeling more pessimistic about the state of the housing market. In October, just 16% of

A home awaits sale at a reduced asking price in Glendale, California. David McNew | Getty Images The historic run-up in home prices during the first two years of the pandemic gave homeowners record amounts of new home equity. Since May, however, about $1.5 trillion of that has vanished, according to Black Knight, a mortgage

Collin Madden, founding partner of GEM Real Estate Partners, walks through empty office space in a building they own that is up for sale in the South Lake Union neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, May 14, 2021. Karen Ducey | Reuters A few things we know about corporate real estate: it’s a focus of cost-cutting for

A For Sale sign is posted in front of a property in Monterey Park, California on August 16, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images After more than two years of a historically lean housing market, listings are starting to rise − and swiftly. Active inventory nationally jumped 33.5% in October from the

Mortgage application volume barely moved last week, falling 0.5% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Rates, meanwhile, dropped back a little bit last week, but they’re still near a 22-year high. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less)