Real Estate

A house for sale on December 17, 2020 in Scituate, Massachusetts. Matt Stone | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Mortgage rates fell for the first time in nearly a month, and that lit a fire under current borrowers who may have thought they missed the boat on refinancing their loans. Applications to refinance jumped 11%

Sharon and John Dumont pose before the plaque denoting that the Commodore Inn is on the National … [+] Register of Historic Places Commodore Inn When Sharon and John Dumont took on the restoration of the 1892 Hughes House in Clifton, Tennessee in 2016, they also began the process of listing the handsome structure on

Eric Wu, cofounder and CEO of Opendoor, pictured in 2018. (Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) © 2018 Bloomberg Finance LP Barely a month after going public as part of the SPAC boom, Opendoor is raising money once again. On Tuesday, the company announced that it plans to sell another 24 million shares of common stock—worth approximately

Cadre’s Ryan Williams graced the cover of Forbes in 2019 as his real estate startup neared unicorn status. After a brutal slog for real estate during Coronavirus, Williams is revving up growth at his company. Jamel Toppin for Forbes Ryan Williams got his start in real estate investing as a student at Harvard University in

Amazon HQ2 rendering showing the Helix, which includes work space, will also be open to the public select weekends every month. Courtesy: NBBJ Amazon on Tuesday unveiled the latest look at its second headquarters in Northern Virginia. The standout feature of the design proposal for HQ2 includes a unique structure, dubbed “The Helix.” Amazon described

Designed by Mexican architect and visionary Sergio Orduña, Casa EnMar combines striking details with … [+] a wealth of indoor-outdoor living space. Hilton & Hyland Among the biggest housing trends of 2020 was a shift towards properties offering flexible living space. In this week’s look at the luxury real estate market, I took a look

A Look At NYC’s Multifamily Investment Sales Across The Boroughs NYC Multifamily Investment Sales, 2010-2020 Ariel Property Advisors New York City’s 2020 commercial real estate market, like many industries across the nation, felt the economic ramifications of the Covid-19 pandemic. A market already hurting from the HSTPA was halted by the New York On Pause

Forget “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” It’s hard enough keeping up with Tomer Fridman these days. Luxury real estate agent Tomer Fridman has joined Beverly Hills-based brokereage Hilton & Hyland, a … [+] founding member of Forbes Global Properties. Tomer Fridman After a record-setting 2020 in which Fridman and team closed $539 million sales, the

Bring it home this Valentine’s Day Jesse Goll on Unsplash 2021 couldn’t be a better year to give a Valentine’s Day or Galantine’s Gift for the home. After all, most of us are still spending far more time at home these days than we did this time last year. It’s very likely our living spaces

Indianapolis, Indiana tops Arch’s most affordable cities list Getty Here’s America’s most affordable cities according to Arch Mortgage Insurance Company. Arch recently crunched the numbers on the five most affordable cities LINK in the country.  The results in The Housing and Mortgage Market Review (HaMMR) may surprise you. Included in Arch’s top five cities are

Outdoor kitchens, enhanced seating and fire features are all on trend for 2021. SCG CERAMICS PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED / GEOLUXE® // WELLNESS BY DESIGN (TILLER PRESS, SEPTEMBER 2020) (C) J. GOLD Outdoor living has been a growing home improvement category for years, but the Covid-19 pandemic has really elevated the importance of having private space

Home ownership has long been considered a staple of the American dream. During the pandemic, it has also become a dividing line between the haves and have-nots. As the coronavirus outbreak and rise of remote work pushed Americans to move from the city to the suburbs, those who could afford a single-family home have been

Guy Gal, Side co-founder and CEO Side Covid-19 has dealt a punishing if not lethal blow to many industries and small companies over the past 11 months. Among them have been a number of tech startups. A noteworthy exception to that trend has been the success of tech and online real estate brokerages. Perhaps it’s

Caitlin Scanlon brings it home. Caitlin Scanlon Throughout her career in the entertainment industry, Caitlin Scanlon produced and developed many films, including The Hurricane starring Denzel Washington, and Coach Carter starring Samuel L. Jackson. But her most well-known and beloved project was Bring It On, which spawned multiple sequels and even a Broadway musical. Then the writer’s strike of 2007 changed the course

China has been slow to accept property tech start-ups Alexei Druzhinin/TASS “Business to business software as a service is a massive driver of the overall technology world of America,” says Dominic Penaloza, CEO and founder of REinvent. “They have amongst the best valuation metrics of any tech businesses. What’s really interesting about China is that

The modern live-work residence was designed and built for Faiya Fredman, the late artist who was a … [+] pillar of San Diego’s contemporary art scene. Lucas Parodi | Willis Allen Real Estate Designed by a celebrated modernist for a titan of San Diego’s art scene, it’s no surprise that this modern residence off the

                                                                Miami’s hot real estate market continues getty Miami’s luxury hot luxury real estate market shows no signs of cooling down. Everyday boldface names in the media announce they are moving to Miami. From out of favor politicians to film stars to mid-list celebrities to Wall Street billionaires Miami is the current must-have address. According

A house’s real estate for sale sign shows the home as being “Under Contract” in Washington, DC, November 19, 2020. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Homebuyers signed fewer contracts to buy existing homes in December, as record high prices and record low supply stood in the way of strong demand. The pending home

The pandemic misaligned those expectations for a while but now, a year later, we are once again at a … [+] moment of equilibrium in which deal flow is accelerating across New York City. getty New York buyers are feeling shocked to discover that half the properties they saw last week have accepted offers. Sellers,

Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group, pictured this month. (Photo by Alessandro Di Ciommo/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images If all else fails, there is always a SPAC. WeWork, the coworking business that attempted—and failed—to go public in 2019, could soon reach that milestone via a special purpose acquisition company, according

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed millions of Americans, especially young adults, to move in with … [+] family members. getty Saving for a down payment is one of the biggest barriers to homeownership. But for the record number of young adults who moved back home during the pandemic and are fortunate to still have a job, homeownership

Case Study No. 4 has four-bedrooms, seven bathrooms and an 850-pound custom teak front door. UnvarnishedCo Scott Gillen is many things. Builder. Artist. Designer. Perfectionist. Visionary. Bold. Unapologetic. “I’m not here to impress anyone, and that’s the truth,” said Gillen. Still, there is no denying that his latest development called The Case —  five oceanfront

A real estate for sale sign shows the home as being “Under Contract” in Washington, DC, November 19, 2020. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Sharp gains in home prices and a slight rise in interest rates combined to weaken demand for mortgages last week. Total mortgage application volume fell 4.1% from the previous

For many years, investing in California real estate was a no-brainer. Every year an extra half million people needed housing. And they mainly wanted to live in San Francisco or Los Angeles, places that are already full; rents and home prices surged, investors couldn’t miss. Aerial view of the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco,

A colorful pied-é-terre on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Ted Porter Architecture | Ty Cole Photographer It’s a true artist’s loft in every sense.  And no wonder. The Upper East Side co-op apartment has been the beneficiary of a collaboration of creative minds: architect Ted Porter and owner Lorenza Panero, a multidisciplinary Bogotá-based artist

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would keep its benchmark interest rate near zero until the economic recovery gains ground.  As the federal government rolls out a mass vaccination plan and weighs additional stimulus in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, the central bank is keeping its commitment to help everyday Americans through the pandemic. That means rock-bottom rates will

A soaring grand room with a limestone fireplace, sugar pine ceiling trusses and hand-carved … [+] staircases. Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate Aspen is famous for skiing, its music festival and an unparalleled collection of luxurious housing. First among equals is the Peak House, the highest home in an area called Red Mountain. It

Herman Termeer (cq) watches the brushfire at Chino Hills State Park from the roof of his house on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 in Chino Hills, CA. Myung J. Chun | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Roughly 35 million homes, or nearly one third of the nation’s housing stock, are at “high risk” of a

HUD-approved housing counselors can discuss options with homeowners who are having trouble paying … [+] their mortgage. getty The Federal Housing Administration announced Tuesday that it will carry out President Joe Biden administration’s request to extend the deadline for financially stressed borrowers with FHA-insured mortgages to seek mortgage payment forbearance from their mortgage servicers. The new deadline

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images “Tax the rich” policies being weighed in some statehouses to cover Covid-era budget shortfalls may make more sense in the current economy. Inequality has been a hallmark of the pandemic recovery, marked by job loss for those at the bottom and soaring wealth for