Real Estate

Vaulted ceilings top the Shay Zak-designed home that originally served as the interim clubhouse for … [+] the Kohanaiki resort enclave. Hawai’i Life Space for entertaining is almost a prerequisite when it comes to high-end homes. Still, few possess the space to host a community-sized crowd like this custom residence in the exclusive Kohanaiki resort

A house for sale on December 17, 2020 in Scituate, Massachusetts. Matt Stone | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Mortgage rates fell for the first time in nearly a month, and that lit a fire under current borrowers who may have thought they missed the boat on refinancing their loans. Applications to refinance jumped 11%

Eric Wu, cofounder and CEO of Opendoor, pictured in 2018. (Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) © 2018 Bloomberg Finance LP Barely a month after going public as part of the SPAC boom, Opendoor is raising money once again. On Tuesday, the company announced that it plans to sell another 24 million shares of common stock—worth approximately

Amazon HQ2 rendering showing the Helix, which includes work space, will also be open to the public select weekends every month. Courtesy: NBBJ Amazon on Tuesday unveiled the latest look at its second headquarters in Northern Virginia. The standout feature of the design proposal for HQ2 includes a unique structure, dubbed “The Helix.” Amazon described

Forget “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” It’s hard enough keeping up with Tomer Fridman these days. Luxury real estate agent Tomer Fridman has joined Beverly Hills-based brokereage Hilton & Hyland, a … [+] founding member of Forbes Global Properties. Tomer Fridman After a record-setting 2020 in which Fridman and team closed $539 million sales, the

Real estate broker Rebecca Van Camp places a “Sold” placard on her sign in front of a home in Meridian, Idaho, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Darin Oswald | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The strong surge in home prices is not slowing down, thanks to high buyer demand and a record low supply

Indianapolis, Indiana tops Arch’s most affordable cities list Getty Here’s America’s most affordable cities according to Arch Mortgage Insurance Company. Arch recently crunched the numbers on the five most affordable cities LINK in the country.  The results in The Housing and Mortgage Market Review (HaMMR) may surprise you. Included in Arch’s top five cities are

Home ownership has long been considered a staple of the American dream. During the pandemic, it has also become a dividing line between the haves and have-nots. As the coronavirus outbreak and rise of remote work pushed Americans to move from the city to the suburbs, those who could afford a single-family home have been

The modern live-work residence was designed and built for Faiya Fredman, the late artist who was a … [+] pillar of San Diego’s contemporary art scene. Lucas Parodi | Willis Allen Real Estate Designed by a celebrated modernist for a titan of San Diego’s art scene, it’s no surprise that this modern residence off the

A real estate for sale sign shows the home as being “Under Contract” in Washington, DC, November 19, 2020. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Sharp gains in home prices and a slight rise in interest rates combined to weaken demand for mortgages last week. Total mortgage application volume fell 4.1% from the previous

                                                                Miami’s hot real estate market continues getty Miami’s luxury hot luxury real estate market shows no signs of cooling down. Everyday boldface names in the media announce they are moving to Miami. From out of favor politicians to film stars to mid-list celebrities to Wall Street billionaires Miami is the current must-have address. According

A house’s real estate for sale sign shows the home as being “Under Contract” in Washington, DC, November 19, 2020. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Homebuyers signed fewer contracts to buy existing homes in December, as record high prices and record low supply stood in the way of strong demand. The pending home

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed millions of Americans, especially young adults, to move in with … [+] family members. getty Saving for a down payment is one of the biggest barriers to homeownership. But for the record number of young adults who moved back home during the pandemic and are fortunate to still have a job, homeownership

Herman Termeer (cq) watches the brushfire at Chino Hills State Park from the roof of his house on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 in Chino Hills, CA. Myung J. Chun | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Roughly 35 million homes, or nearly one third of the nation’s housing stock, are at “high risk” of a

A soaring grand room with a limestone fireplace, sugar pine ceiling trusses and hand-carved … [+] staircases. Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate Aspen is famous for skiing, its music festival and an unparalleled collection of luxurious housing. First among equals is the Peak House, the highest home in an area called Red Mountain. It

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would keep its benchmark interest rate near zero until the economic recovery gains ground.  As the federal government rolls out a mass vaccination plan and weighs additional stimulus in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, the central bank is keeping its commitment to help everyday Americans through the pandemic. That means rock-bottom rates will

HUD-approved housing counselors can discuss options with homeowners who are having trouble paying … [+] their mortgage. getty The Federal Housing Administration announced Tuesday that it will carry out the Biden Administration’s request to extend the deadline for financially stressed borrowers with FHA-insured mortgages to request and receive mortgage payment forbearance from their mortgage servicer. The new

A visitor looks down an empty hallway at The Fashion Mall at Keystone, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Indianapolis. Simon Property Group, the largest owner of shopping malls in the nation, is closing all of its malls and retail properties because of the coronavirus outbreak. Darron Cummings | AP When Macy’s Chief Executive Jeff Gennette

Geneva, Switzerland, at sunset. getty In this week’s examination of wealthy housing markets abroad, I compared prices of properties with ocean or water views in three international markets. From a designer-done residence on Hong Kong’s Lamma Island to a rustic villa in Uruguay, here’s a look at what about $4 million buys right now on

Kennia Viera, center, of Los Angeles, who is a single mom, unemployed and in danger of being evicted at the end of January, protests with her kids, Florisabella Houston-Viera, 7, second from right, and Enrique Houston-Viera, 9, left, after speaking at a protest for tenants in danger of eviction because of the financial fallout of

The New York City skyline on the East River at Midtown Manhattan. getty This grand apartment at 1 East End Avenue offers a coveted combination of classic pre-war details and panoramic views of the Yorkville waterfront. Encompassing two levels in a full-service building dating to 1929, the residence features handsome wood floors, recessed ceilings trimmed

(L-R) Doug Emhoff, U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Jill Biden and President-elect Joe Biden wave as they arrive on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington. Joe Raedle | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Wednesday is expected to extend the federal ban on evictions through

Startups in space travel, electric cars and hair loss treatments are the hot stocks of the SPAC boom. New billionaire Mat Ishbia has a novel idea: A SPAC boasting big profits and a dividend thanks to his massive mortgage company. Mat Ishbia by Jacob Lewkow for Forbes By Antoine Gara, Noah Kirsch & Sergei Klebnikov

A houseÕs real estate for sale sign shows the home as being Òunder contractÓ in Washington, DC, November 19, 2020. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Pandemic-driven demand sent total 2020 home sales to the highest level since 2006. Still, even the most avid buyers are bumping up against barriers in today’s housing market.

Originally owned by early radio star Fanny Brice, the storied estate in Holmby Hills was updated and … [+] expanded in the 2000s by late TV syndication titan Richard King. Hilton & Hyland Holmby Hills’ North Faring Road has a long and distinguished history. The affluent stretch north of the Los Angeles Country Club has

Behind on your rent? A new fund helps those apply for assistance. Diego Martin Lopez | iStock | Getty Images A $25 billion federal rental assistance fund will soon be disbursed to states, allowing those struggling amid the pandemic to apply for the money. By one estimate, 14 million Americans are behind on their rent

Listed for $12 million, the updated contemporary residence features some 8,700 square feet of … [+] updated living space, a vanishing-edge swimming pool and a movie theater. Willis Allen Real Estate Perched atop La Jolla’s Mount Soledad, one of the highest points in the seaside community, this updated contemporary residence pairs a wealth of flexible

The coronavirus pandemic has changed not only how we live but where we live, and that has upended some of the usual trends in local housing markets. Now that some people can work from anywhere, they can also live anywhere, and they are moving to different markets for all kinds of reasons, from affordability to

One of the National Association of Realtors “30 Under 30” real estate agents, serving the Del Mar and San Diego luxury residential market. getty As a real estate agent working with new and experienced buyers, I’m used to fielding questions about how to make strategic decisions when investing in real estate. Sometimes those questions are

SINGAPORE — Real estate investors in Asia-Pacific are most likely to put money into offices in 2021, with 31% of respondents choosing the sector over other market segments in a recent survey. That’s despite huge changes to workplaces following the coronavirus pandemic, such as work-from-home arrangements becoming the norm last year. More than half of