- Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady in October. Here’s what that means for consumers
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its overnight rate unchanged at the conclusion of its October meeting this week.
- Facing Foreclosure? Here Are Some Optionsby Kierra Todd
Getting a foreclosure notice is scary, but it doesn’t have to be the end of the road. Here’s a clear look at your foreclosure options and how to act while you still have the most choices. The post Facing Foreclosure? Here Are Some Options appeared first on Redfin | Real Estate Tips for Home […]
- How to Inspect a Foreclosure: What Vacancy Does to a House and What to Check Before You Bidby Kierra Todd
Foreclosures often sit empty for months, hiding leaks, mold, and failing systems. Here’s how to inspect one, protect your offer, and price in the risks before you bid, whether or not you can get inside. The post How to Inspect a Foreclosure: What Vacancy Does to a House and What to Check Before […]
- Current Home Equity Loan Ratesby Miranda Marquit
Learn how to get the best rate on a home equity loan.
- The Once-Obscure Corner of Commercial Real Estate Now Riding the AI Boomby Will Parker
Big investors are piling into industrial outdoor storage, seizing on the demand from data-center developers for these 10-acre yards.
- Mt. Waterman ski resort near L.A. relisted for $3.3 million after deal falls throughby Lisa Boone
The historic Mt. Waterman Ski Resort, one of Southern California’s steepest ski resorts and only an hour from downtown Los Angeles, was relisted for sale on Wednesday at $3,275,000.
- Historic Homes: A Famed Beach House Designed for Holistic Healthby Sarah Paynter
The Rudolph Schindler-designed home commissioned by Philip Lovell was originally built with sleeping porches instead of traditional bedrooms.
- Trump’s executive order targets mortgage insurance, refinance costs. What it means for borrowers
Trump’s executive order on housing aims to lower mortgage costs. Here’s what it means for homeowners and buyers.
- Billionaire Frank McCourt Asks $125 Million for Concrete Florida Homeby E.B. Solomont
The former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers completed the waterfront property last year.
- Real Estate Documents and Details to Keep Track of After Closingby Freda Nkrumah
Just closed on a home? Here’s which real estate closing documents to keep and what to watch for in the weeks after. The post Real Estate Documents and Details to Keep Track of After Closing appeared first on Redfin | Real Estate Tips for Home Buying, Selling & More.
- More Than a Floor Plan: How a House Layout Affects Daily Lifeby Freda Nkrumah
See how a house layout affects daily routines, privacy, and comfort, with expert insights on choosing a home that fits your lifestyle. The post More Than a Floor Plan: How a House Layout Affects Daily Life appeared first on Redfin | Real Estate Tips for Home Buying, Selling & More.
- Even $100 Million Mansions Are Considered Teardowns These Daysby Kerry Barger
Plus, California homeowners rethink their backyards amid wildfires and a divorced couple finishes building their home despite breaking up.
- Developers to Pay $160 Million for Palm Beach Mansion They Plan to Tear Downby Katherine Clarke
Todd Michael Glaser says he and a partner will raze the existing house and could build two separate homes on the site
- House of the Week: A Canadian Compound on a Remote Private Islandby Jessica Flint
The owner spent three decades turning a decaying estate into her private sanctuary.
- Country Clubs Are Getting Less Exclusive—and More Funby Jessica Flint
Across the U.S., mostly male clubhouses have become family-friendly facilities with waterslides, wellness programs and karaoke, saving a cratering industry in the process.
- Buying a House with an LLC: Pros, Cons, and Stepsby Kaitlyn Neitman
Buying a house with an LLC? Learn the pros, cons, financing options, tax issues, and steps to decide if an LLC purchase makes sense. Start here. The post Buying a House with an LLC: Pros, Cons, and Steps appeared first on Redfin | Real Estate Tips for Home Buying, Selling & More.
- How to Read an Appraisal Report: A Breakdown on What’s Includedby Kierra Todd
Not sure how to read an appraisal report? We break down what’s included, what each section means, and how it compares to your home inspection so you can feel confident before closing. The post How to Read an Appraisal Report: A Breakdown on What’s Included appeared first on Redfin | Real […]
- Water-Filtration Exec Sells Newly Built Naples Home for $69.36 Millionby E.B. Solomont
The property, which has roughly 150 feet of gulf frontage, was privately shopped for $75 million.
- Legendary Hollywood recording studio is up for saleby Roger Vincent
Founder of legendary Hollywood recording studio plans to sell
- The Superrich Are Buying $100 Million Mansions Just to Tear Them Downby Katherine Clarke
In elite enclaves like Palm Beach, billionaire buyers are demolishing even relatively new houses to secure prime lots for their own custom builds.
- Pending home sales hits 25-year low
CNBC’s Diana Olick joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss pending home sales hitting a 25-year low.
- Opinion | A Good Buyout Opportunity
Many of New York’s public-housing tenants live in properties whose land would be worth billions to developers.
- An Alaska Compound With Its Own Helipad Hits the Market for $12.5 Millionby Libertina Brandt
The 147-acre property, located about 40 miles from Anchorage, is among the state’s priciest listings.
- The Cost to Refinish Wood Floors: What to Know Before You Startby Freda Nkrumah
What does it cost to refinish wood floors? See expert estimates, factors that affect pricing, and what to consider before starting your project. The post The Cost to Refinish Wood Floors: What to Know Before You Start appeared first on Redfin | Real Estate Tips for Home Buying, Selling & More.
- Stagnant Housing Market? Not for Luxury Homesby Craig Karmin
And, real-estate giant CBRE is acquiring a company that equips data centers in a $1 billion deal.
- Mortgage rates drop for the first time in 2 months, but demand still falls further
Mortgage rates finally came down a little, but borrowers are still having trouble getting into the housing market.
- Californians Are Warding Off Wildfires by Trading Lush Lawns for Stone and Steelby Jessica Flint
A proposed state mandate and shrinking insurance options are pushing homeowners to turn a critical 5-foot zone around their homes into a fire buffer.
- 3D printing new homes at scale: Here’s what to know
3D printed housing is still in its infancy. But industry leader ICON just got a boost of capital and confidence from one of the largest institutional investors in the world. CNBC’s Diana Olick joins ‘Squawk Box’ with the details in this week’s Property Play.
- Is the Housing Market Going to Crash?by Jamie Forbes
The housing market has swung from hot to cold since the pandemic, but economists are confident that we’re not heading towards a crash. Here’s why. The post Is the Housing Market Going to Crash? appeared first on Redfin | Real Estate Tips for Home Buying, Selling & More.
- Opinion | Defining ‘Affordable’ Housing in New Yorkby The Editorial Board
A ballyhooed project will cost about $700,000 per apartment.
- The Kansas Town That Sued Its Own Residents to Build a Data Centerby Deborah Acosta
Residents of Edgerton are fighting to block a data center proposed by a Trump ally.
- How to Rent Out Your House: A First-Time Landlord Guideby Kaitlyn Neitman
Learn how to rent out your house with steps for pricing, insurance, legal checks, screening tenants, leases, deposits, and move-in prep. Start here. The post How to Rent Out Your House: A First-Time Landlord Guide appeared first on Redfin | Real Estate Tips for Home Buying, Selling & More.
- A Power Couple’s Aspen Home Fetches $30 Million in Post-Split Saleby Katherine Clarke
Slack’s Stewart Butterfield and Away’s Jen Rubio sold their Colorado estate shortly after announcing their separation on Instagram.
- Well-Managed Apartment: 9 Signs to Look for Before You Signby Sarah Ford
A stunning listing photo doesn’t guarantee a smooth living experience. Here are the key signs of a well-managed apartment to look for before you sign your lease. The post Well-Managed Apartment: 9 Signs to Look for Before You Sign appeared first on Redfin | Real Estate Tips for Home Buying, […]
- How 25 Rejection Letters Steered Malcolm Gladwell Toward a Career in Writingby Marc Myers
The ‘American Way of Killing’ author on what his parents taught him, his passion for long-distance running and firing an AR-15.
- September data shows housing market in a deep freeze
New data on the housing market’s performance in September is bleak, with sales, construction and sentiment all falling more than expected.
- Pending home sales drop 7.3% in September, missing estimates
CNBC’s Diana Olick reports on the latest housing data to cross the tape.
- September housing starts miss estimates
CNBC’s Steve Liesman breaks down the latest economic data to cross the tape.
- Real-Estate Giant CBRE Gets Deeper Into Data Centers With $1 Billion Dealby Peter Grant
The acquisition expands CBRE’s business of delivering the guts of data centers, reflecting real estate’s growing reliance on the tech cycle.
- The housing market is ‘really stuck in the mud’, says OnePoint’s Peter Boockvar
Peter Boockvar, OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners, joins ‘Fast Money’ to talk the state of the housing market.
- Opinion | Tighter Rent Control Robs New York Tenantsby Seth Glasser
Many counted on payouts from landlords seeking to free units from regulation.
- Nicolas Cage battles sinkhole that threatened his Malibu homeby Jack Flemming
After a sinkhole swallowed his driveway in September, Nicolas Cage has received permits to remove debris and guard the home from further damage brought by tropical storms.
- Homebuilder sentiment drops in October
CNBC’s Diana Olick breaks down the newest housing data.
- America’s New Housing Market Is All About Luxury—and It Runs on Cashby Nicholas G. Miller
Surging mortgage rates are sending many buyers to the sidelines, while affluent shoppers are driving overall prices higher with big cash purchases.
- A Divorced Couple’s $10.7 Million Home Gave Their Family a Fresh Startby Nancy Keates
Even after their breakup, Julie Huang and Jarlon Tsang continued to build a permanent base for their two kids in Palo Alto, Calif.
- The Holdouts Working Around New York City’s Airbnb Crackdownby Kate King
A crackdown on short-term rentals drastically reduced the business. Here’s how the hangers-on are making it work.
- Bass vs. Raman: Who can make housing more affordable?by Jack Flemming
Karen Bass and Nithya Raman both have plans to help L.A.’s housing crisis. Will either make living here more affordable?
- Emaar founder Alabbar doubles down on Dubai property market recovery
Emaar founder Mohamed Alabbar speaks to CNBC’s Dan Murphy at the RISE Summit in Dubai, weighing in on the state of business and the property market eight months into the regional war.
- Luxury real estate developer Siam Piwat eyes Phuket as next growth destination
Chadatip Chutrakul, CEO of Siam Piwat Group, welcomes the Thai government’s push for high-value tourism, saying the strategy has helped drive double-digit growth in consumer spending at the group’s Bangkok malls. She also discusses the company’s expansion plans in Phuket.
- Who gets to have ‘good debt’? A sociologist, theologian, philosopher and other experts weigh in
Humans have debated the merits and morality of debt throughout history.
- ‘Office’ is actually having a scarcity problem
The U.S. office market is roaring back to health but its speedy recovery is resulting in a shortage, especially of premium space.
- Why ‘good debt’ doesn’t feel so good anymore
For generations, mortgage and student loans have been considered examples of “good debt,” investments that promise to build wealth or increase earning potential over time. But as the costs of buying a home and getting a college degree continue to climb, more Americans are questioning whether those […]
- Home improvement stocks offer an AI hedge: CIO
Bill Stone, Glenview Trust CIO, says that home improvement stocks like Lowe’s, Home Depot, and Sherwin Williams are long-term value bets if the AI cycle cools. Meanwhile, AI memory stocks like Micron are worth watching closely for signs of outsized profits.
- Fannie Mae sharply raises mortgage rate forecast for 2027
Fannie Mae just put out its latest forecast for mortgage rates, and they are much higher than previous estimates.
- 30-year mortgage rate hits 7.56%, up 10 basis points from Tuesday
CNBC’s CNBC’s Diana Olick joins ‘Halftime Report’ to report on mortgage rates.
- Fannie Mae sharply raises mortgage rate forecast for 2027
CNBC’s Diana Olick reports on mortgage rates.
- Front & Center with Gabi Brennesholtzby kw-sean-richards
There Are Riches in the Niches In the wake of Hurricane Florence in 2018, Gabi and Paul Brennesholtz emerged from a KW MAPS BOLD® training in North Carolina with a revelation: They shared a previously unspoken dream of traveling the country by RV. As real estate coaches, neither of them was tied […]
- Even more borrowers choose riskier mortgages, as higher interest rates crush affordability
Interest rates on mortgages continue to rise, leaving some buyers to choose riskier, adjustable-rate mortgages to find savings.
- Compass CEO: Upward price pressure is easing and buyers have more negotiating power
Robert Reffkin, Compass Real Estate CEO and co-founder, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss the state of the housing market.
- Thousands of homeowners face adjustable-rate mortgage resets — and much higher payments
Adjustable-rate mortgages with low introductory interest rates are facing their first adjustment at a time when rates are much higher, according to new data.
- How adjustable-rate mortgages could backfire on homeowners
Many Americans took advantage of historically low mortgage rates during the pandemic. But for homeowners who opted for adjustable-rate mortgages, those savings might not last. As mortgage rates continue to remain elevated, hundreds of thousands of borrowers are soon nearing the end of their […]