Real Estate

Call it NOLA, the Crescent City or the Big Easy, there’s no way New Orleans could fail to be called one of the most distinctive cities on the North American continent. A huge part of its romantic charm is its legacy as a city on the “mighty Mississipp.” As the artery that drew commerce to

New York City owners of rent-stabilized apartment buildings are facing a perfect storm as a tidal wave of mortgage maturities and resets is fast approaching for properties purchased before the passage of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA) of 2019. The Most Vulnerable Properties Sharply higher interest rates combined with the impact of

China real estate billionaire Zhang Li faces extradition to the U.S. from London for allegedly paying bribes in connection with a construction project in San Francisco, Reuters reported. Zhang, 69, co-chairs developer Guangzhou R&F Properties, one of China’s largest real estate developers. Hong Kong-listed Guangzhou R&F stated today it has “no interest” in the Zhang-linked

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin New York real estate developers say a casino in Manhattan is a long shot. Queens and the Bronx are the odds-on favorites—maybe even Coney Island. John Catsimatidis, the New York City billionaire best known for owning the supermarket chain Gristedes, is looking for the right deal

Do you own 25% or more of a limited liability company, partnership, or other small entity that owns real estate or runs a small business (any of these, a “company”)? Are you the president, CEO, general counsel, or COO of a company? Even if you don’t have that title, do you perform a similar role?

Rent Café has released its 2022 year-end report, which looks at the most competitive rental markets this year. Although apartment construction is at a historic high, finding a rental in 2022 has been challenging. Nationally, the average renter had to compete with 14 other apartment seekers to secure a rental, which didn’t stay listed longer

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has announced a student architecture and design challenge for the design of an element for its new Bezos Learning Center. Through this challenge, teams of architecture and design students and early-career architects will be challenged to design an architectural element for the exterior structure that visualizes and communicates

Finding a luxury gift for everyone on your list isn’t that difficult. However, finding something luxurious and unique is another story. After all, it’s not the cost of the gift so much as the thought behind it. Choosing to give something to someone they wouldn’t typically buy for themselves makes a gift extra meaningful. Here

In the world of residential real estate brokerage, some find it shocking that the same brokerage firm might represent—and negotiate on behalf of—both the buyer and the seller, or the property owner and the tenant, in the same transaction. But there are only a small number of large brokerage companies. When an agent at one

We reached producer Jeff Beacher as he piloted his Ferrari 458 Spider to a lunch appointment at the Beverly Hills Hotel’s Polo Lounge, Hollywood’s marquee rendezvous since 1941. “I bought my house because it was behind the Beverly Hills Hotel, I love it that much––I eat there all the time,” says Beacher, known as the

Ocean views, beaches and big waves are enduring attractions. The coastal Southern California city of Newport Beach benefits from its bordering resource with a harbor, surfing and two piers. Not surprisingly, the upscale community also has its share of boutiques, fine dining restaurants and highly sought-after housing. Views of the water and the horizon are

After 15 years, one of New Zealand’s most significant properties has been priced for market at $5.2 million―the grand estate’s otherworldly gardens blushed with myth. Its substantial lake was the set piece for a doomed hobbit who found a golden ring buried on its murky bottom for two and half millennia. New Zealand film director

The bathroom is one of the most important rooms in the home. Not only is it a sanctuary, but it’s also a space where the right design choice can add value. 2022 was a unique year for bathroom trends because it didn’t appear that there was anything majorly new, innovative, or must-have. Rather, homeowners were

Rational expectations is a basic economic theory that originated with a paper written in 1972 by future Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Lucas. The theory of rational expectations has been discussed by economists non-stop ever since. “Theory of rational expectations holds that people are aware of and act upon available information, making forecasts that are more

Over 19 million of renter households in the country spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs during the 2017-2021 period, according to data from the new American Community Survey five-year estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Households spending more than 30% on housing costs, including rent or mortgage payments, utilities,

Sellers gearing up for the spring home shopping season need to roll up their sleeves now and spruce up their homes if they want to attract a shrinking pool of buyers. Investing in improvements, maintenance and repairs could pay off when it’s time to sell. New research commissioned by Zillow and conducted by The Harris

For decades, construction contracts and subcontracts—both in New York and elsewhere—seem to have attracted more than their share of payment disputes. Owners regularly run out of money. Contractors and subcontractors regularly screw up (and run out of money). Projects regularly go over budget—but rarely stay under budget—and regularly fail (often because they ran out of

As the share of buyers purchasing a home for the first time rebounds to pre-pandemic levels amid a changing market, a new Zillow analysis rates Wichita, Kansas as the top area in America for potential first-time home buyers. Zillow ranked metros based on factors that included mortgage and rent affordability for first-time home buyers, available

The Tower of Cesare on the Amalfi Coast of Italy is a rare find even in a land filled with centuries-old properties. Rising above the popular tourist town of Maiori in the Campania region of southern Italy, the stronghold was erected in 1532 to help defend the city. One of the largest towers built there

According to the Census Bureau’s City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021, Seattle is now the 18th largest city in the United States, with a population of 733,919, as of July 1, 2021. It sits above Denver (population 711,463) and below San Francisco (population 815,201). Seattle has experienced stunning growth in a short period of time.