Real Estate

A new Bankrate ranking found the Austin, Texas, metro area is the best for first-time home purchasers. Roschetzkyistockphoto | Istock | Getty Images Prospective buyers looking to secure the purchase of their first home this spring will still face a difficult market. Yet there are signs some areas of the country may provide more opportunity

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced $5.6 billion in funding will go to 1,200 communities through more than 2,400 grants to states, urban counties, insular areas, Washington, DC; Puerto Rico and local organizations across the country. These annual formula grants provide critical funding for a wide range of activities including

A renovated apartment in New York City after The Expert consultation sessions with designers Jessica Gersten and Athena Calderone. The Expert Aside from bingeing Netflix, creating the picture-perfect home may have been the pandemic’s most popular habit. Whether it’s organizing a pantry or adding on a home office, gym or spa-like bathroom, homeowners have been

Bel Air was built to be exclusive. The gated Los Angeles neighborhood known for its large lot sizes and plush landscaped yards in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains remained true to the vision of developer Alphonzo Bell. As the community flourished and expanded, the 1920s tracts became known as “Old” Bel Air; lower

For the month of December, 3% of all mortgages in the U.S. were in some stage of delinquency —which is 30 days or more past due, including those in foreclosure— representing a 0.4 percentage point decrease compared with 3.4% recorded in December 2021 and less than a 0.1 percentage point increase compared with November 2022,

A TV camera points to the U.S. Supreme Court as justices inside heard arguments in Gonzalez v. Google at the court in Washington, February 21, 2023 Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Supreme Court in a unanimous decision Wednesday ruled that a woman could not use protection under the U.S. bankruptcy code to avoid paying a

In this article INVH TCN-CA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Institutional investors may control 40% of U.S. single-family rental homes by 2030, according to MetLife Investment Management. And a group of Washington, D.C., lawmakers say Wall Street needs to back away from the market. “What we’re saying is don’t have private equity buying up

Most mattress company executives would say they’re in the “sleep business,” but Jack Dell’Accio, founder and CEO of Essentia, says he’s in the wellness industry. That’s because Essentia approaches mattresses differently from other brands. They don’t make mattresses with springs or standard memory foam. Like many direct-to-consumer brands, they only have a few showrooms. What

A palatial estate in the Caribbean was listed for a whopping $200 million Sunday evening, making it the most expensive home to ever hit the market in the region and one of the priciest homes for sale in the entire world.   The Terraces, as the estate is called, spans 17 acres and nine structures. It’s

While best known for their chic strollers—aesthetics, and design have always been at the heart of every product Cybex makes. One of the world’s leading lifestyle and child safety brands—they’ve collaborated with some of the top names in lifestyle and fashion from designer Jeremy Scott to supermodel Karolina Kurkova and even DJ Khaled. However, one

New homes at the Cielo at Sand Creek by Century Communities housing development in Antioch, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 31, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chicago realtor Jeremy Fisher headed to Florida after Christmas counting on five mostly-relaxed weeks, after a slow second half of 2022 left him with a

“I literally know when I walk in the front door,” says Adrienne Arsht, discussing how she knows when she wants to buy a property and the multiple high-profile transactions she has been involved in over several decades. Arsht spoke from her home in Chevy Chase, Maryland which she purchased for $10 million in 2020, down

Roughly one-third (31.2%) of home purchases were paid for with all cash in December, according to a new report from Redfin, a technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s up from 28.8% a year earlier but down from the eight-year high of 31.9% hit in November. The share of homes bought with cash remains elevated above pre-pandemic

America’s homebuilders are growing more bullish as buyer demand picks up, driven in part by slightly lower mortgage rates. Homebuilder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes in February rose 7 points to 42, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. This is the highest reading since September

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally ahead of the midterm elections, in Miami, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2022. Marco Bello | Reuters A New York appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld a $110,000 fine on former President Donald Trump that a judge imposed last spring after he was found in contempt for

There’s more pressure than ever today for parents to create beautifully designed nurseries and children’s rooms. With #babynursery having more than 168 million views on TikTok, from minimalist to mid century modern and high-end designer looks, while a baby likely won’t remember what their nursery looked like—social media will. Another big factor in furniture decisions

Home buyer demand continues to increase from its fall low point despite mortgage rates ticking up this week, according to a new report from Redfin, a technology-powered real estate brokerage. Seller activity is also picking up. Pending home sales posted their smallest decline since September during the four weeks ending February 5, falling 20% from

An aerial view from a drone shows homes in a neighborhood on January 26, 2021 in Miramar, Florida. According to two separate indices existing home prices rose to the highest level in 6 years. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The U.S. housing market cooled off pretty dramatically last year, after mortgage rates more than doubled

There is a new, ultra-luxurious destination in a resort area considered as close to paradise as it gets. Susurros del Corazón on Mexico’s Punta de Mita is the newest property of Auberge Resorts Collection, a small, family-owned company known in the hospitality industry for developing and operating ultra-luxury inns and resorts across the Americas. The

Median rents in Manhattan hit a new record in January as a strong job market and limited supply of apartments lifted prices. The median rental price rose 15% to $4,097 from the year-earlier month — the highest ever in January, according to a report from Douglas Elliman and Miller Samuel. The average rent in Manhattan

Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images New York is the most rent-burdened metro area in the U.S., according to a new report from Moody’s Analytics. A household with the median income in the Big Apple would need to pay nearly 69% of earnings to rent the averaged-priced apartment there, the research division