Real Estate

It seems that everyone is headed back to the Hawaiian Islands these days, meaning it’s more challenging than ever to stake out an oasis of calm — but our recent discovery of Timbers Kaua’i Ocean Club & Residences puts serene luxury back on the agenda, front and center. While I’ve long been aware of Timbers’

E-commerce giant Amazon has launched a $2 billion Housing Equity Fund to preserve and develop more than 20,000 affordable housing units across three major hubs–Puget Sound, WA, Nashville, TN, and Arlington, VA. Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund illustrates how major corporations can collaborate with local governments and help solve the affordable housing crisis that many communities

A sold sign sits outside a home.  Adam Jeffery | CNBC Rising mortgage rates did not slow down rising home prices in March. Nationally, home prices were 20.6% higher than they were in March 2021, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index. That is higher than the 20% gain in February. The index

valentinrussanov | E+ | Getty Images The housing market is hot right now — if you’re a seller. Buyers, on the flip side, are having a harder time finding homes. Americans are aware of the struggles they face in buying a home. More than 70% of U.S. adults believe the housing market is currently in

The rental market in the Hamptons is facing an unexpected chill this summer. After two years of strong demand and soaring prices, the supply of rentals in the Hamptons is surging, leading to a wave of last-minute price cuts. Median rental prices in the first quarter fell 26%, according to Jonathan Miller, CEO of Miller

William_potter | Istock | Getty Images With the stock market getting volatile but the housing market still hot, reverse mortgages have become a more attractive tool for older Americans who need cash for retirement but want to stay in their homes. Home Equity Conversion Mortgage loan volume was up 26% in March, according to data

Lieutenant Commander Landon Jones was killed on September 22, 2013, when his helicopter crashed into the Red Sea. He was based out of Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California, where his widow Theresa and sons Anthony and Hunter still live. LCDR Jones, along with Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jonathan Gibson who died in

Supply constraints are driving up property prices and rents in Singapore, the chief executive officer of a real estate company said Friday. “You can see a massive gap opening up between demand and supply,” said Hari Krishnan of PropertyGuru. Singapore introduced measures to cool the property market in December 2021, but analysts told CNBC in

It’s hard to put a dollar value on privacy. But for those who crave it, priceless would be a good place to start. In fact, privacy is ranked as just as important in home buying as proximity to family and friends in a 2022 trend analysis by John Burns Real Estate Consulting. At the very

Lots of architectural efforts seek to generate the next big breakthrough or start the next cutting-edge trend. But in many, it’s also important the design of new projects respect the heritage and culture of the settings in which they will be located. Displaying a reverence for history and the authentic legacy of a region is

There’s Cabo, and then there’s more Cabo. The Mexico resort destination of Los Cabos, on the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, is actually made up of two neighboring communities connected by a corridor of luxury resorts offering sun, beaches and watersports. Cabo San Lucas has a reputation for its nightlife and lively downtown.

Several American cities are experiencing a renaissance because they are redefining themselves with new attractions. As it turns out, attractions that draw people include music, theater, museums, galleries and gardens: in other words, the arts. Until very recently, Fayetteville, North Carolina, was best known as the home of Fort Liberty, previously called Fort Bragg. One

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Americans are dealing with a period of rapidly rising interest rates for the first time in years. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released the minutes from its latest meeting, showing that the central bank plans to deliver more 50 basis

The housing market is sending clearer signals that the pandemic-driven housing frenzy is coming to an end, according to a new report from Redfin, a technology-powered real estate brokerage. Price drops are becoming increasingly common, particularly in hot migration destinations. In Boise, Idaho, where home prices are up 62% in the past two years, 41%

Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference announcing a class action lawsuit against big tech companies at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 07, 2021 in Bedminster, New Jersey. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A judge on Friday dismissed a federal lawsuit by former President Donald Trump that

When it comes to supply chain issues, frustrations are at an all-time high for consumers. Model and influencer Allison Weiss Brady has been furnishing her entire home for several years but everything has been delayed. From a toilet that never arrived to a seven-month wait for a storage piece, she’s reached a breaking point. “I

The $28.5 million mansion that recently hit the market in Boca Raton, FL located at 2633 Spanish River Rd. Danny Petroni Ultra-high-end real estate in Boca Raton, Florida, is on a stratospheric rise, breaking record sale prices every year for five consecutive years. And the price per square foot of the town’s top-end homes is now

Former President Donald Trump Carlos Barria | Reuters An appeals court on Thursday unanimously rejected a bid by former President Donald Trump and two of his adult children to avoid being compelled to answer questions under oath by investigators for New York Attorney General Letitia James as part of her civil investigation of Trump Organization

Mortgage interest rates have increased by over two and a half percentage points from their low in early 2021 to recent quotations. Higher mortgage rates have historically dampened sales of housing. Could the increased number of cash buyers make home sales less sensitive to rising mortgage rates in this cycle? Actually not. Cash buyers have

A Rhode Island farmhouse that is notorious for inspiring director James Wan’s 2013 supernatural horror film The Conjuring has sold for $1.525 million. Though it wasn’t the house featured in the film, it was the actual home where the Perron family was plagued by nearly a decade of intense paranormal activity in the 1970s. The

A For Sale sign is displayed in front of a house in Washington, DC. Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Sharply higher mortgage rates have caused a sudden pullback in home sales, and now sellers are rushing to get in before the red-hot market cools off dramatically. The supply of homes for sale jumped

Pending home sales slipped in April as contract activity decreased for the sixth consecutive month, the National Association of Realtors reported. Only the Midwest saw signings increase month-over-month, while the other three major regions reported declines. Each of the four regions registered a drop in year-over-year contract activity. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a

MoMo Productions | Taxi | Getty Images In the last decade, a surge in home prices has built considerable wealth for the middle class. Total housing wealth grew by $8.2 trillion between 2010 and 2020, according to a March report from the National Association of Realtors. The coronavirus pandemic’s housing boom added even more value

Covid has not been kind to teenagers, despite fewer of them contracting the virus than older adults. Their socialization outlets were shut down and more than a third (37%) responding to a survey said they had poor mental health during the pandemic. A stunning 44% reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless and 20% said they

Ariel Skelley | Digitalvision | Getty Images The double whammy of a declining stock market and rising interest rates has been pummeling homebuilder stocks this year, resulting in rock-bottom valuations. Those valuations make housing stocks look like the worst home in a bad neighborhood. But in reality, the industry is the cheapest house in an

Rising mortgage rates mean fewer would-be buyers can afford first homes. That takes them out of the land of the American Dream, and places them squarely, and possibly interminably, back in renting country. These folks, who otherwise would have left the renting population, are instead adding to the cohort. Their increased demand is helping propel

Many renters believe that a cost-of-living crisis is brewing in America’s major cities. New York City is showing up as a hotspot of rent inflation. The average rent for 1-bedroom apartments in Manhattan rose to $3,995 a month in May 2022 — a 41% increase from one year ago, according to Zumper. Sudden, double-digit rent

Brilliant aquamarine waters and bleached sand beaches ring the more than 40 tropical islands that make up Turks and Caicos, an archipelago southeast of the Bahamas. Providenciales, considered the gateway to the British Overseas Territory, boasts expansive beaches, luxury resorts, shopping and more than 60 restaurants and cafes. Scuba-diving, kayaking and paddle boarding are among

A for sale sign is posted in front of a home that is listed for over $1 million on April 29, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Mortgage rates turned lower for the second straight week, but it wasn’t enough to boost demand for either new purchase loans or refinances, according

I’ve always been all-in on homeownership. Yet, for the first time in two decades since the beginning of the pandemic, I haven’t owned a home. All of which got me thinking: The National Association of Realtors (NAR) just issued a report calculating that the cost of purchasing a house in the U.S. has increased 55%