The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by a half percentage point, or 50 basis points, on Wednesday, its first rate cut since March 2020. Even before the Fed…
Read more You can’t always refinance a mortgage to capitalize on lower rates: Here’s when a lender may say ‘no’An employee checks the external casing with a spirit level in a modular house at the Tophat factory in Foston near Derby, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.…
Read more Modular homes were hailed as a solution to housing crises. But the sector is now struggling to scaleMaskot | Digitalvision | Getty Images Several factors may affect your path toward homeownership â one may be your parents. “If your parents are homeowners, you’re more likely…
Read more ‘If your parents are homeowners, you’re more likely to be a homeowner,’ housing expert says. Here’s whyA construction site with new apartments in newly built apartment buildings. Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s housebuilding sector has gone from bad to worse…
Read more Germany’s housebuilding sector is in a ‘confidence crisis’ as the economy strugglesShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email RealPage software is used to set rental prices on 4.5 million housing units in the…
Read more How RealPage influences rent prices across the U.S.A group of renters in the U.S. say their landlords are using software to deliver inflated rent hikes. “We’ve been told as tenants by employees of Equity that…
Read more Why U.S. renters are taking corporate landlords to courtLaguna Beach, California Luciano Lejtman | Moment | Getty Images When most people think of Laguna Beach, California, they think of its scenic coves and beaches. But the…
Read more A city famous for its beaches is helping residents age in place. What to know if you want to stay in your homeShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Marcos Chan, head of research at CBRE Hong Kong, says demand for residential property will…
Read more Hong Kong's property market won't see a strong 'V-shaped' rebound, analyst saysLuxury properties in the Kensington and Chelsea district of London, UK, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. property market has…
Read more Want to buy property in the UK? Now could be the right time, experts sayResidential buildings in Hong Kong, China on October 23, 2023. Vernon Yuen | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hong Kong’s leader John Lee this week eased the city’s decade-old…
Read more Hong Kong’s property prices won’t pop any time soon. Here’s whyU.S real estate investment trusts today manage $4.5 trillion in real estate worldwide. Many groups on Wall Street offer these tax-friendly funds to retail investors. KKR’s real estate…
Read more How Wall Street’s REIT giants are reshaping U.S. real estateMayors in cities across the U.S. want to loosen rules that can slow the pace of office-to-residential conversions. In some instances, cities have offered generous tax abatements to…
Read more East Coast mayors call for more office-to-apartment conversionsShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Some U.S. mayors are loosening up rules that determine how developers convert office buildings into…
Read more Here’s what’s stopping cities from converting offices into apartmentsChoosing whether to rent or buy has never been a simple decision — and this ever-changing housing market isn’t making it any easier. With surging mortgage rates, record…
Read more Rent or buy? Here’s how to make that decision in the current real estate marketStories about soaring rents and the search for a new place to live taking months are all too common in London right now. The city’s rental market is…
Read more London’s rental market is in crisis. Here’s why and how renters are strugglingLifestylevisuals | E+ | Getty Images It may come as no surprise that among millennials who have intended to buy a house this year, 92% said in a…
Read more 92% of millennial homebuyers say inflation has impacted their purchase plans, but most are plowing ahead anyway, study showsThe Central Business District of Pittsburgh J. Altdorfer Photography | Getty Images After bidding wars during the pandemic, demand for home purchases has fallen amid higher mortgage interest…
Read more These are the best 10 metro areas for first-time home buyers — and how to make it more affordable no matter where you’re buyingnd3000 | iStock | Getty Images Despite signs of a cooling housing market, home prices are still relatively high, resulting in bigger down payments. Over the past year,…
Read more Homebuyers are making the biggest down payments in these 5 metros. Here’s how much you actually need for a houseSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Association of Realtors is apologizing for its role in pushing policies that drove racial segregation in the state, decades after the group put…
Read more California Realtors apologize for role in racist housingUncertainty around the U.K. housing and mortgage market has spread among first-time buyers. Resolution Productions via Getty Images Mortgage products have been pulled, payments are doubling and lenders…
Read more UK mortgage rates are soaring: Here’s what you need to know as a first-time buyer
