Real Estate

View of Ha’penny bridge on bright sunny day in Dublin, Ireland. Stricter enforcement on Airbnb and short-term lettings in the Republic of Ireland are needed to protect the housing and rental market.  That’s according to housing activists and opposition politicians that believe regulations introduced last year need to be bolstered ahead of the difficult months

The Covid-19 pandemic is influencing how are homes are designed and remodeled, according to … [+] designers and architects around the country. Photo Courtesy of Deckorators; deckorators.com // Wellness by Design (Tiller Press), (c) J. Gold The American Institute of Architect’s third quarter 2020 Home Design Trends Survey shows a strong jump in the number

Exemplifying the building boom of new residential properties in South Harlem is 300 West, a … [+] 15-story, attainably-priced luxury condominium. Asthetique Extending from Morningstar Park to Fifth Avenue, and from Central Park North to West 125th St., New York City’s South Harlem continues experiencing a major transformation. Across the enclave a blossoming of upscale

Prospective buyers tour a new home for sale in Denver, Colorado. Matthew Staver | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s a destination for tech workers fleeing the pricey Bay Area and for metropolitan East Coasters looking for more expansive outdoor space. The new work-from-anywhere culture of the coronavirus pandemic is one of the top reasons Denver

Chief Executive at EastBanc, a multinational real estate development company headquartered in Washington, D.C. getty Some think that the Covid-19 pandemic will be the final straw for brick and mortar retail after years of struggle. However, many of the challenges retail faces today — excess space leased at high term and rent, competition with e-commerce and

Principal Broker of Real Team Realty. Member of the NAHREP Top 100 Agents in the U.S. Highest Ranked NAHREP agent in Utah. getty One of the things that I love about real estate is the large number of gears that have to operate efficiently in order to make the machine successful. There is so much to

Kenny Kane is the Chief Operating Officer at FIRMSPACE.  getty In a recent survey by JLL, only 4.9% of office workers said they would be comfortable with exclusively working from home in the future — but many companies are still waffling about whether it’s worth revamping their old space setup to meet today’s new public health

Ellen Calmas is Co-Founder/EVP at Boston-based Neighborhood Pay Services, creator of the NPS Rent Assurance Rent From Payroll platform. getty Well-managed real estate funds typically provide annual above-market returns for limited partners (LPs), justifying the requirement that investors qualify with a substantial amount of upfront cash. The ability to provide big upfront commitments makes high net worth

Dan Zakai is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mindspace, a global provider of boutique flexible spaces in 16 cities across Europe and the U.S. getty Soon, offices everywhere will be balancing a “total ecosystem” of workspace — one that combines traditional office space with work-from-home and third-party solutions. Companies across the globe are facing one of

getty In every great action movie, there’s a ticking-time-bomb element. If mortgage lending were an action movie, then rates are the time bomb. Since there’s no telling when rates will rise again, each week borrowers are either granted another chance to lock in a new low rate or the bomb blows and rates rise, destroying

kali9 | E+ | Getty Images If you’re retired and are thinking about downsizing or relocating, and it involves buying a home, you might want to look into how you would finance it. You may discover that qualifying for a mortgage is different from the last time you bought a house. Not only have lenders

More young consumers are enjoying their time at home. getty A new report by youth marketing experts YPulse titled “No Place Like Home” provides significant new insights on how the Covid pandemic has changed how Gen Z and Millennials view the homes. The following statement summarizes key findings: “As young people look to their spaces

Homes in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. U.S. sales of previously owned homes surged by the most on record in July as lower mortgage rates continued to power a residential real estate market that’s proving a key source of strength for the economic recovery. Bing Guan

Getty Images The entire drop in hiring activity in the US the beginning of the pandemic occurred in the principal cities of large metro areas, according to online jobs data. In the rest of the country, hiring activity is now above pre-pandemic levels. This city-center recession is likely to have long-term implications for business geography.

Matt Picheny is the Managing Partner at MJP Property Group. 15 years’ experience as a real estate investor, syndicator, operator and author. getty My first big move in real estate was when I decided to move to New York City to become an actor and was inspired by the musical Rent. Ironically, this led to a

Siraj Ahmad | iStock | Getty Images Jasmine Johnson is constantly afraid of being evicted from her house in St. Paul, Minnesota. The single mother of five children, all under the age of 13, hasn’t been able to earn enough during the pandemic to stay caught up on her $1,350 rent.  First, the daycare where

Among the new developments to grace Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood will be 16 Allapattah from … [+] groundbreaking developer Lissette Calderon and her firm Neology Life Development Group. Behar Font & Partners, P.A. In the quest to carve out new, well-connected infill enclaves, a number of cities have looked to districts that traditionally sprouted to serve

Google signage. NurPhoto | Getty Images When Google announced last month it was pulling the plug on a lease for a new office space in Dublin, Ireland, it set off alarm bells. Google is a large presence in Dublin’s “Silicon Docks,” where it holds its European headquarters, a part of the city around the docklands

Printed with fun By robynblair On October 1, Robyn Blair Davidson launched a fine art print collection based on her best selling original candy art pieces. It’s been a noteworthy year, even during a pandemic, for the artist who went from being known as The Candy Artist on Instagram to the Artist In Residence at

Jamie Johnson, of San Francisco, takes his lunch at Embarcadero as smoky skies from the northern California wildfires casts a reddish color in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Ray Chavez | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Rent prices continued to plunge across the U.S. last month, with San Francisco leading the decline,

One of the branded residences at the prestigious Amanzoe hotel in Porto Heli, Greece Dolphin Capital Growing in popularity, hotel-branded residences can offer investment potential for buyers and added value to the surrounding community. Checking out of a five-star hotel is never easy: it’s hard to say goodbye to the swish amenities; pristine suites; and

People walk into a house for sale in Floral Park, Nassau County, New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2020. Home buyers eying for cozy backyards and more office space are staging bidding wars in the suburbs surrounding New York City amid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency

Real estate agents leave a home for sale during a broker open house in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Despite another interest rate drop, demand for refinancing and purchasing mortgages fell last week, with total mortgage application volume down 4.8% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Record-low mortgage rates

Restore Oakland, a restorative justice center designed by nonprofit Designing Justice + Designing … [+] Spaces supports alternate means of justice for crimes. Photo: Emily Hagopian Today, the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects released a statement from its board of directors calling on architects to halt designing projects that support the

FLINT, MI – APRIL 20: The Flint River is shown in downtown Flint April 20, 2016 in Flint, Michigan. … [+] (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Getty Images You probably know the rough outlines of this debacle: “Officials in Flint, Michigan, were looking for a cheaper source of water when they stopped piping in water

A sale pending sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Pending home sales rose 8.8% in August compared with July, reaching a record high pace, according to the National Association of Realtors survey, which dates to January 2001. Sales were 24.2% higher than

The Continuum in Miami has a sanitizing butler for their beachfront ESPR Mudrooms are out. Instead the real estate world is giving a hearty welcome to disinfection rooms—the same physical space that mudrooms took up in a house, but now they’re being rebranded as a place for homeowners or their guests to take steps to

A Canadian flag flies amid the Toronto skyline Roberto Machado Noa | Getty Images Despite a global recession brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, home values in major markets around the world continue to rise, with some at risk of overheating. Of 25 major cities analyzed, more than half are either at risk of a

Pittsburgh median listing prices were up 23% while listings were down 35.7%. getty The housing market inventory shrinks while prices climb is the ongoing real estate story around the country. Realtor.com recently looked at the numbers on listings, sales prices, and Days on Market. According to realtor.com. “nearly 400,000 fewer homes have been listed compared

Fall for these fabulous home accents Rachel Havel Bluebird In A Box Because the pandemic has changed the rules of everything, fall decor doesn’t have to mean wreaths and pumpkins this year. It doesn’t even have to be remotely autumnal. Rather, it’s about expressing yourself in a place where you’re spending a whole lot more