Real Estate

It’s easy to make assumptions about small towns, whether they are laid-back communities in the shadow of more densely populated areas or that their housing is affordable for most home buyers. Home prices may seem as if they’re declining in some parts of the country, but that doesn’t change how dramatically they’ve risen over the

Fall has arrived and if you think your home needs a little upgrading after the summer, you’re probably right. But while most people associate fall decor with pumpkin spice, the color brown, tacky statement pillows, or home fragrances that smell like food, a fall refresh doesn’t have to mean any of this. We’re not quite

Real estate sales records are meant to be broken. And once again, Driven Properties has not disappointed with the closing of a property in the Villa Amalfi development on master-planned Jumeirah Bay Island in Dubai. The five-bedroom, 4,558-square-foot townhouse set a new high bar of AED 35.5 million (about US $9.67 million) making it the

It’s said the darkest hour comes just before dawn. Some hope that’s a fitting metaphor for Midtown Manhattan, a district written off by pandemic-period pundits decrying vacant streets, barren storefronts and towers devoid of office workers who formerly populated the once-lively enclave. Just when it seemed Midtown had entered the point of no return, innovators

Existing-home sales experienced a slight dip in August, marking the seventh consecutive month of declines, according to the National Association of Realtors. Month-over-month sales varied across the four major U.S. regions as two regions recorded increases, one was unchanged and the other posted a drop. On a year-over-year basis, however, sales fell in all regions.

New York has a convoluted body of usury law that deems certain loans usurious and invalidates them. New York’s usury law almost never actually applies to any loan because the law is riddled with so many exceptions and exclusions. It will, however, sometimes rear its ugly head with casual or noninstitutional transactions, or where a

When a seller agrees to sell real estate to a buyer, the parties sign a contract that identifies the real estate, states the purchase price, and covers a few other important points (plus a myriad of minor points). The parties then close their transaction, and as part of that closing the seller signs a deed

Kim Kardashian has lived in a variety of homes, but she always has stayed close to Los Angeles with homes in Beverly Hills, Beverly Grove, Bel Air and Hidden Hills. Now she is moving about an hour away to Malibu where she bought an oceanside estate that once belonged to supermodel Cindy Crawford. At $70.4

This stylish urban penthouse has everything one needs for living large in Manhattan. Refined finishes and fixtures, bold contemporary design and clean lines give the dwelling an open, airy vibe well beyond its nearly 1,600 square feet of living space. Enhancing that feeling are 12-foot tall exposed concrete ceilings, white oak floors and a nearly

Mortgage demand appears to have nowhere to go but down, as interest rates go up. Application volume dropped 1.2% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The week’s results include an adjustment for the observance of Labor Day. Since last year, homebuyers’ demand for mortgages has

This week, the Federal Reserve will likely raise rates by another three-quarters of a percentage point for the third consecutive time in an effort to cool down the high cost of living.  The U.S. central bank has already raised interest rates four times this year, for a total of 2.25 percentage points.  related investing news

Fabio Formaggio / 500Px | 500Px Plus | Getty Images Last year, I moved into a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan. At 28, I was living alone for the first time. It was tremendously exciting, but I also had a problem: I had no furniture. For weeks I slept on an air mattress that would be

More builders are lowering prices for homes as their confidence in the market continues to tumble. Homebuilder sentiment in September fell 3 points to 46 in the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Anything below 50 is considered negative. related investing news There’s one number that could be key to how markets

Mortgage application volume increased last week for the first time in six weeks, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, despite a rise in interest rates. Abrupt swings in rates and uncertainty on the overall direction of the housing market are likely at play. related investing news There’s one number that could be key to how

A ‘For Rent’ sign is posted near a home on February 07, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Rents for single-family homes were 12.6% higher in July compared with the year-earlier month, but the gains continue to shrink from the record high seen in April, according to a new report from CoreLogic.

Sales of previously owned homes fell 0.4% in August from July to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 4.80 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. That is the slowest sales pace since May 2020, when activity stalled very briefly due to the start of the Covid pandemic. Outside of that, it is

The Federal Reserve raised the target federal funds rate by 0.75 percentage points for the third time in a row, in an effort to cool down unrelenting inflation. Fed officials have raised the benchmark short-term borrowing rate a total of five times this year, including 75 basis point increases in June and July, marking an unprecedented pace.

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday sued former President Donald Trump, the Trump Organization, three of his adult children and others for allegedly widespread fraud involving years’ worth of false financial statements related to the company’s business. The 220-page civil lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court seeks at least $250 million in damages.

An aerial view of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 15, 2022. Marco Bello | Reuters A bombshell lawsuit against former President Donald Trump filed Wednesday contains a head-spinning amount of detail about real estate, loans and other financial arrangements

All of the real, inflation-adjusted U.S. home price appreciation from 1990 to 2021 was due to falling interest rates, at least according to this simple analysis. U.S. mortgage rates may never go lower than they were last year so the multi-decade Great Appreciation of house prices is now over. Decades of Falling Mortgage Rates In