Real Estate

With interest rates rising, the corresponding increase in mortgage rates is beginning to make itself felt in housing markets across the United States. While rising mortgage rates make borrowing more expensive and reduce affordability, they can also dampen demand by dissuading potential buyers from actively shopping for a home, according to the Mortgage Reports. The

U.S. mortgage rates approached 5% on Friday, the highest daily average in more than four years, as war-worsened inflation fears spooked financial markets and the Federal Reserve ended a two-year emergency program that boosted demand for bonds containing home loans. The average locked rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage eligible to be backed by Fannie

Housing markets in the United States have been on a rollercoaster ride in the last two years as the impact of the pandemic made itself felt on homebuying. Across the country, housing inventories are at all-time lows and home prices are rising. Based on data from Redfin, including housing inventory, months supply of homes, and

As buyers continue to outweigh sellers in popular Oregon real estate markets like Portland, inventory grows more strained by the day. According to data from Redfin.com, the median days on the market in February 2022 was just eight days, with a median sale price of $510,000. Of the nearly 280,000 households in Portland, only 793

It’s rare to find a custom home constructed as the personal residence of the builder-owner. This stately brick-and-stone home in the North York neighborhood of St. Andrews in Toronto, Ontario, attests to its ownership pedigree with fine design and luxurious finishes. A lush lawn, landscaping and a brick-and-stone facade all add to the home’s curb

This custom-built home may be set in a place called Spanish Hills, but don’t be fooled by the name. The design is ultra-sleek contemporary. Distinguished by strong horizontal lines, the stylish house is located within a gated neighborhood in southwestern Las Vegas, Nevada. The entire master-planned golf course community is made up of custom homes,

A-list actor Leonardo DiCaprio has found a buyer for a property in the Los Feliz Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, records show. The 1926 Tudor-style home, which hit the market last year for $5.75 million, recently sold to famed musician Miguel for $4.9 million. The historic Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles has been home

The housing market is expected to return to pre-pandemic, 2019 norms — at least in terms of inventory and the share of purchases made by first-time home buyers — by 2024, according to a panel of housing market experts polled in the latest Zillow home price expectations survey. The dwindling supply of homes for sale

Every month, there are thousands of searches in Google for terms related to: “Is there a housing bubble?” Clearly, it’s a question on many people’s minds. For this to be a bubble, it’s not just about high prices; investment needs to be driving demand way beyond where it should be. So, is there a real

The stats are increasingly well reported and – in this era of swift climate change — ever more alarming. Some 39% of all the world’s carbon emissions are generated by the built environment and construction, according to the World Green Building Council. What’s more, the average American home emits 8.3 metric tons of carbon dioxide

It would be inaccurate to call young interior designer and entrepreneur Francesca Grace “up and coming” after her television debut in March 2022 on HGTV’s Fix My Flip. She has officially arrived. You may not have heard her name yet, but reality television fans will recognize Grace’s work from Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

This turned-out luxury residence in the private residential golf community of the Summit Club takes in the desert landscape of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area by day and the shimmering sea of lights along the Las Vegas strip by night. Perched on more than half an acre above the rolling fairways of the

Late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s two private islands—commonly referred to as ‘Pedophile Island’—in the U.S. Virgin Islands have officially been put up for sale by the his estate. First reported by The Wall Street Journal, the pair of properties includes Great St. James and Little St. James. Great St. James is the larger of the

The Biden administration has established a task force to tackle the decades-old problem of home appraisals undervaluing properties in Black communities. The property appraisal and valuation equity action plan (PAVE) is aimed squarely at dismantling racial bias in the home lending and appraisal process and promoting generational wealth creation through homeownership. When enacted, PAVE represents

Beatrix Farrand, one of America’s greatest landscape architects, was born 150 years ago. The anniversary comes at a good time to celebrate her work: several of her important gardens are undergoing extensive restoration, a previously private garden is now open to the public, and a lavishly-illustrated biography is heading for publication. Beatrix Farrand Beatrix Farrand

A newly-completed, luxury modern off of Alana Drive in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles is currently on the market for $7.995 million, and while listings at this price are still a somewhat rare occurrence in the San Fernando Valley, they have grown ever more frequent in recent years. Even in the last ten

A cliffside Malibu estate that once belonged to supermodel Cindy Crawford has just been listed for $99.5 million, making it one of the most expensive homes in California. The current owners, who bought the property in 2018 from Crawford and her husband, Rande Gerber, are retired hedge-fund manager Adam Weiss and his wife, actress Barret

When the pandemic hit cities were torn apart by new situations – retrofitting conference centers and stadiums to be medical facilities, suffering from reduced income from corporate taxpayers that left urban offices, reduced populations as people fled urban centers, and, among other things, fewer city workers who were fighting the illness or dealing with childcare

The pandemic has meant different things to different people. But one much-discussed byproduct of the Covid contagion seems to have impacted a disproportionate number of people. That is the arrival of a new level of flexibility in working and living. The flexibility is most evident in the approach of employers and employees to traditional workplace

Sometimes you want to be on top of the world. These properties around the globe, from harbor-side in Sydney to park-side in Paris, allow you to do just that. Listed for about US $8 million, this deluxe residence crowns the five-star Hazelton Hotel near famed … [+] walks of Yorkville at Hazelton. Barry Cohen Homes