Real Estate

Frank Lloyd Wright houses are not common in the East. In New York, the only house on the west bank of the Hudson designed by this country’s most famous architect is now for sale. Built circa 1960, this Usonian-style house is known as the Socrates Zaferiou House, named for its first owner. Set on two

Even as Hurricane Ian’s 155-mile-per-hour winds were leveling southwestern Florida, real estate agent Rick Pitts was selling the dream of waterfront living. As Ian made landfall, Pitts, the owner of Sellstate Excelsior Realty in Cape Coral, told his Twitter followers to check out a $60,000 canal lot on the north side of town. The tweet,

Nearly two-thirds (62%) of U.S. residents who plan to buy or sell a home in the next year are hesitant to move to an area at risk of natural disasters, extreme temperatures and/or rising sea levels, according to a survey in August commissioned by technology-powered real estate brokerage Redfin of roughly 1,000 respondents who said

New York City is once again demonstrating its resiliency. Office workers are returning, the workforce is growing, tourists are back, lunch hour lines are forming outside eateries, and trains and buses are filling up. The first half of the year the city saw $22.1 billion in investment sales, slightly lower than the last six months

The quality of life factors are off the charts for this 1904 classic home in Boulder, Colorado. Set in the family-oriented Mapleton Hill neighborhood, it is a short walk to vibrant Pearl Street with its shops and eateries, close to scenic Boulder Creek and near the Mount Sanitas and Sanitas Valley hiking trails. Colonial Revival,

Not every housing market is the same. For those wondering how far your money can go in another state or country, I took a look at properties for sale on Forbes Global Properties. Whether you are looking for a newly built luxury home in a family-friendly neighborhood near Washington, D.C., or prefer the maintenance-free lifestyle

Frances Anderton has covered Los Angeles design and architecture in print, podcasts, exhibitions, and at public events. For many years Anderton is well known in LA as the host of DnA: Design and Architecture, broadcast on KCRW, a public radio station. Anderton has spent her career educating the public about architecture and urbanism, for which

Renowned futurist Thomas Frey is quoted as saying, “If you change your vision of the future, you will also change the way you make decisions today.” Frey, whose insights into the field of futurology have caught the attention of global companies like Google, IBM and AT&T, shared a similar sentiment last week at this year’s

President Biden announced yesterday that he was pardoning federal prisoners convicted of marijuana possession, and urged governors to do the same at the state level. He is also asking the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law, which currently compares to heroin. Taken together, these changes can

It’s about time Warren Buffett caught a break. The Oracle of Omaha finds his Farnam Street abode located in the heart of one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, according to new data compiled by VeroForecast. The residential real estate forecaster predicts that home prices in the Big O will jump by

Few properties can rival this Maryland farm’s towering beginnings. Pioneer Point in Centreville was once part of the 1,600-acre homestead of astute businessman John J. Raskob, who financed and built the Empire State Building in the early 1930s as part of a developers’ “race to the sky” rivalry. Some 90 later, this Dutch Colonial farmhouse

CoreLogic, a global property data and analytics provider, today announced its updated and final damage estimates for Hurricane Ian. According to the new data analysis, total flood and wind losses are between $41 billion and $70 billion. This estimate includes wind loss, re-evaluated insured and uninsured storm surge loss and newly calculated inland flood loss

Topline Despite mortgage rates falling for the first time since mid-August, experts are warning the higher borrowing costs that have tanked the housing market this year could stick around for at least another year—and perhaps even longer, depending on how the Federal Reserve’s battle against inflation pans out in the coming months. Key Facts The

A 400-acre Pali Kai parcel of land that overlooks the Pacific Ocean just listed for $65 million, presenting an opportunity for the buyer to break sales records. The land includes 1 mile of ocean frontage and an elevation that runs from a black-sand beach on the western shore of the ‘Big Island’ of Hawai’i to

A nominee for HGTV’s 2022 Designer Of The Year, Mel Bean has made a name for herself in of all places, Tulsa Oklahoma. Perhaps best known for designing The Pioneer Woman Lodge, the founder of Mel Bean Interiors discovered her passion two years into getting a degree in psychology/pre-med. When Bean realized that her future

High in the Blue Ridge mountains with a rocky landscape and extensive surrounding peak views sits the Lazy Bear Lodge on 5.86 acres of ridgetop in Linville, North Carolina. The estate has entered the market for $29.75 million, making it the priciest home for sale in North and South Carolina. “This luxurious lodge was designed

Climbing interest rates, falling stock prices, contested elections with new ones upcoming? Recession talk abounds as the summer of 2022 moves into fall. While the job market remains strong, the prevailing mood in New York City is one of disquiet. The real estate market, often a trailing indicator, has been gradually adjusting over the third

Terry Bradshaw, a Hall of Fame football legend and NFL sports analyst, is selling his massive rural estate in the Red River Valley of Southern Oklahoma for $22.5 million, according to Icon Global real estate agency. The equestrian and cattle ranch includes a six-bedroom, 8,600-square-foot home, 2,600-square-foot manager’s home, four-bedroom bunk house and multiple barns,

The sharp increase in mortgage rates to their highest level in 15 years is not only cutting into home buyer budgets across the country, but also trimming at least 100 square feet out of the homes in would-be buyers’ price range in 29 of the 50 metros analyzed by Redfin. The technology-powered real estate brokerage

This home in Breckenridge, Colorado, takes log cabin living up a notch or two. So far up, in fact, that the house straddles a year-round creek, which flows under the primary bedroom. Anyone using the room will not soon forget the creek is there. Two large windows in the floor, two more on either side