Real Estate

Guests attend a pool party in the penthouse apartment at the 50 United Nations Plaza building in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Manhattan real estate prices reached an all-time high in the second quarter, as buyers returned to the city and boosted demand for the largest, most expensive apartments, according to

Robotic arm taking a cardboard box in a warehouse onurdongel | E+ | Getty Images As retailers’ beef up e-commerce operations and invest in faster delivery for customers, the appetite for warehouse space is rocketing higher, according to a new report. This year, demand among mass merchandisers for logistics facilities to store inventory and pack

A for sale sign is seen near a house for sale in South Pasadena, California. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The epic housing shortage that began before the pandemic and then was exacerbated by it may finally be starting to ease up. More supply is suddenly coming on the market, which will

A sale pending sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The pandemic-induced housing boom may not be over quite yet. Despite recent months of softening sales, buyers came back remarkably strongly in May. Pending home sales, a measure of signed contracts on existing

Signage is seen outside of The Trump Building in New York City, New York, U.S., June 28, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Trump Organization has been told to expect that criminal charges will be filed by Manhattan prosecutors against the company belonging to former President Donald Trump as early as Thursday afternoon, NBC News

In this article AXP A real estate agent stands in the doorway as Giovani and Nicole Quiroz of Brooklyn, New York visit an open house in West Hempstead, New York on April 18, 2021. Raychel Brightman | Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Images American Express has two new fintech partners it’s sending customers to

A home for sale on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in Susanville, CA. Gary Coronado | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Home prices in April saw an annual gain of 14.6% in April, up from a 13.3% increase in March, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index. Among larger cities covered by

Institutional investors rushing in to buy properties is not a main reason for the ultra-hot U.S. housing market, Coldwell Banker CEO Ryan Gorman told CNBC on Tuesday. In an interview on “The Exchange,” the real estate executive acknowledged the potential for institutional buyers to add further pressure on prices, as they look for potential hedges against inflation,

About 2 million homeowners are still in some type of mortgage forbearance amid the health and financial fallout brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. While the U.S. government extended the foreclosure moratorium through July 31, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau isn’t planning to put any further bans on foreclosures in place. Instead, to help homeowners

Many things have been in short supply during the coronavirus crisis, and that includes housing. When the country went into lockdown, Americans were on the move. The sudden shake up caused a spike in home prices. Even now, potential buyers continue to be shut out of the housing market as prices head higher and higher.

Getty Images Amid the recent real estate bull market, one fact has been often overlooked: More than half of home ownership growth over the past decade has come from the Latino population. That trend is expected to continue. A study by the Urban Institute forecasts Latino buyers will comprise 70% of home ownership growth from

A building in Massachusetts where some tenants are not paying rent. Source: Howard Simon The one-month extension of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium was welcome news for tenants but another nail in the coffin for some struggling landlords. Groups representing landlords had been lobbying hard to end the moratorium and now

Andrew Cleland Source: Andrew Cleland Andrew Cleland tries not to panic about his eviction hearing on July 6. Instead, the 75-year-old focuses on what he can do to keep himself and his 82-year-old wife, Carol, in their apartment. He’s applied for rental assistance. He’s planned how he’ll travel to the courthouse. A recent accident ruined

British designer Thomas Heatherwick is designing Google’s new buildings in California and London. Getty In 2012, British designer Thomas Heatherwick found himself having dinner with Google co-founder Larry Page at the billionaire’s house in California. Page wanted to discuss the future of Google’s sprawling headquarters in Mountain View, as well as some of the company’s

The Covid-19 pandemic certainly accelerated e-commerce, from groceries to household goods, and now you can even buy a new construction home fully online. Two major public homebuilders, Taylor Morrison Home and PulteGroup, recently piloted programs in which buyers can choose, design and finance a new home virtually and just put it in their shopping cart.

Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Mark Calabria testifies on Capitol Hill during a committee hearing on “Housing Finance Reform: Next Steps” in Washington, DC, September 10, 2019. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration will replace the leader of a massive U.S. housing finance agency following the Supreme Court’s ruling

The Federal Reserve doesn’t need to try to cool down the hot U.S. housing market with higher rates, even as home prices keep rising, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. “I don’t want to repeat the mistakes that led to the financial crisis,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Unlike the lead-up to the great recession, homebuyers

A home for sale is seen in Santa Monica, California. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Mortgage rates rose last week, along with demand for refinances. That may sound counterintuitive, but it speaks to the larger picture of where mortgage rates are heading. Applications to refinance a home loan rose 3% last week from the previous week,

In this article EL Stephen Ross, chairman and majority owner of the Related Companies, attends the grand opening of phase one of the Hudson Yards development on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan, March 15, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images A super PAC funded largely by real estate billionaire Stephen

Taking 30 years to pay back a loan can feel like a lifetime. Andy and Nicole Hill were worried that being tied to a mortgage payment would stop them from taking career risks, so the couple came to an agreement: They would pay the house off in under five years. The Hills made their first