Real Estate

This is the Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame: Facade designed by Trahan Architects. Photo courtesy of Timothy Hursley © I had the opportunity to interview Trey Trahan, the founder of Trahan Architects in New Orleans and New York. His firm was recently ranked #1 Design Firm in the U.S. by ARCHITECT Magazine, the

A cyclist passes a public housing building in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it will provide a new round of emergency relief funding for eligible low-income families and individuals living in public housing. The $472 million in

Montage Healdsburg will feature 130 bungalow-style guest rooms, as well as private luxury residences … [+] on 258 acres including 14 acres of planted vineyards. Currently under construction, it is scheduled to open in November. Courtesy of Montage Healdsburg Montage Hotels & Resorts, the luxury hotel and resort management company, is opening a new resort

Downtown Greenville, South Carolina getty I’ll state right away that I still see promise in certain big-city real estate investment trusts (REITs). So this is not a hit against that entire focus. You may have seen the recent news that Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) signed a massive lease with Vornado Realty Trust (VNO). And that’s in

Mortgage interest rates have dropped even lower getty As the weeks go by, the rates get lower. A few weeks ago mortgage interest rates dipped below the 3% barrier—which was a line in the sand many industry experts doubted would ever be crossed. Now, according to Freddie Mac’s latest weekly report, mortgage interest rates reached

The real estate billionaire Rick Caruso, pictured in 2013. (Photo by Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times … [+] via Getty Images) Los Angeles Times via Getty Images In mid-March, real estate billionaire Rick Caruso and his team conducted war games to see how the coronavirus might impact his collection of ultra-luxury shopping centers in Southern California.

Owner and Qualifying Broker at Rhino Realty Property Management and Rhino Realty B&B, entrepreneur, investor, advisor, author and speaker. getty As a property manager, it’s crucial that the curb appeal of your properties is at its best. For a prospective tenant, there is almost nothing worse than arriving at a property that is overrun with weeds and

Thirty showings in 3 days on this Sherman Oaks, California property, The Agency Multiple offers and bidding wars return to California’s luxury market. Despite a severe economic downturn in many sectors, California’s luxury real estate market is on a high. Listen to Valery Neuman, founding partner of Compass Greater Palm Springs. “In 29 years selling full-time

Eric Eremita is bringing his New York attitude home. Eric Eremita Eric Eremtia is best known from several HGTV shows including Love It Or List It and Brother Vs Brother, as the stereotypical New York contractor you wouldn’t want to fight with, especially when he has power tools in his hands. But, Eremita recently made headlines for being

The federal government’s stopgap measures in the CARES Act helped buoy the economy. But with key … [+] policies now expired, the housing market is to see a turn for the worse, says EasyKnock founder Jarred Kessler. getty Despite early predictions of an impending doom, the housing market has so far eschewed the dampener that

Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Disrupt Equity. Learn more about investment opportunities by visiting our website. getty “Buy land; they’re not making any more of it.” This famous quote attributed to Mark Twain evinces a very simple yet profound idea regarding real estate investing. Since time immemorial, land has been an irreplaceable asset. Land cannot be

FHFA, which oversees the two mortgage-buying enterprises Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, is now … [+] mandating that multifamily property owners with government-backed loans in forbearance inform renters about the eviction protections the policy extends to them. getty After Congress let the CARES Act eviction moratorium lapse late last month, the Federal Housing Finance Agency

Mortgage rates reached another low this week, helping to keep rising interest rates in check getty Mortgage rates have hit yet another record-breaking low, this time falling to 2.88% on 30-year, fixed-rate loans. That’s down from 2.99% last week and 3.60% a year ago. It’s the lowest average rate ever recorded, according to mortgage purchaser

Robert K. Jafek is Principal at Boomerang Capital Partners, successfully financing and developing real estate since 2006.   getty It is well known that the residential real estate market is highly seasonal, with activity and prices following the heat: It warms up in the spring and gets hot in the summer before cooling off in the fall

The dual staircases in the entryway Jim Bartsch As real estate finds its sea legs again in the wake of Covid, luxury listings are still testing the waters for what the market will bear. The latest top-of-the market listing for the high-end neighborhood of Holmby Hills has come to the listing service with an asking

Canopy by Hilton Jersey City Arts District is now accepting reservations Aerial panorama of Jersey City skyline at sunset. Getty It’s not exactly an ideal time to open a new hotel, however Canopy by Hilton has doubled down this month with the opening of not one but two new hotels, including the Canopy by Hilton

Financial services startup for mom-and-pop landlords, Zibo announced today the closure of a $10.5 … [+] seed funding round. Zibo Zibo, a banking and payment platform for independent landlords, announced today that it has raised $10.5 million in seed funding to help scale its one-stop-shop approach to financial management for residential rental properties. “It’s a

TOPLINE Chip and Joanna Gaines, hosts of the wildly popular home improvement TV show Fixer Upper, announced a new season of the Waco, Texas-set program would kick off in 2021—on their own broadcast network—as their lifestyle empire, which comprises of book deals, restaurants, retail shops and a Target home goods line, shows no signs of

School psychologist Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge has been working with young people for decades. Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge / (c) 2019 Emily Mygatt Lee There’s a heated debate taking place around the country about whether schools should reopen for in-person classes this month, when many traditionally welcome students back to campus.  Numerous districts – including some of

The concept of falling real estate market. Reduced interest in the mortgage. A decline in property … [+] prices and apartments. Low interest rates on mortgage loans. Reduced demand for home. selective focus getty Whether you live in a bustling city, sprawling suburb, or somewhere in between, it’s likely that you’ve been hearing more stories