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null Getty With Covid-19 hitting large cities the hardest, people have started looking to the suburbs. Headlines like “Coronavirus Escape: To the Suburbs” in the New York Times, “Coronavirus: Americans flee cities for the suburbs” in USA Today, “Will the Coronavirus Make the Suburbs Popular Again?” in Architectural Digest suggest an impending mass exodus to suburbia. And according
In these strange COVID-19 times we are living in, the real estate market in Tahoe is blazing hot. According to Bill Dietz, owner of Tahoe Luxury Properties, there are currently only six lakefront homes available for sale, in contrast to the usual 20 or so each summer season. The most luxurious of all is McKinney
The latest HouseCanary market report, an analysis of public records and 200 multiple listing … [+] services, shows that for the week ending July 12 the volume of listings under contract tumbled 15.3% nationally from the preceding seven days. Getty The recent rise of coronavirus cases may stifle the so-far brisk recovery of the housing
Getty For many people returning to their offices after more than three months in lockdown, doing so will be like visiting the ruins of a bygone era. Working from home, call it distributed work, remote work or work from anywhere, is definitely here to stay. No matter how much we spend on partitions, colored safety
Co-Founder & CEO of Replay Listings, a mobile-based platform to find rental apartments in New York City through unedited videos. Getty As the CEO of a real estate technology company focused on video listings, I’ve seen virtual tours that are so beautiful they make me want to buy that property. I’ve also seen some video tours
Famed theme park economist Buzz Price (left) and Walt Disney’s nephew Roy Ask.Buzz Developing a theme park is far from child’s play, especially in the current economic climate. The coronavirus brought dark clouds to the industry as parks around the world temporarily closed their doors and froze their expansion budgets. It has driven the development
Aaron Galvin is the CEO & Founder of Luxury Living Chicago Realty, a multifamily consulting, marketing, branding and strategy brokerage. Getty Apartment hunting as we know it has changed. As the owner of a brokerage firm specializing in apartment leasing, I have seen the current pandemic dramatically shift how apartments are being marketed and leased. And
According to The Instant Group’s Agile CRE Think-tank, employers of the post-pandemic era are likely … [+] to embrace a dispersed workspace model featuring core offices, work from home and work near home. The Instant Group, London The pandemic has unleashed enormous changes on the world. In few places will lasting change likely be greater
Economic uncertainty and lockdown measures have prompted 22 million Americans to delay buying a home … [+] during the pandemic. Getty Despite the housing market continuing to heat up as economies reopen, the recession driven by the coronavirus pandemic has upended the plans for many first-time buyers eager to invest in a new home. A
Buildings should be of their time, not rigidly classically styled. Universal Images Group via Getty Images The American Institute of Architects (AIA) strongly supports legislation proposed today that would thwart an anticipated Executive Order mandating classical architecture as the preferred design style for federal courthouses and other federal properties. The legislation, proposed July 15, 2020
David is CEO of Move, Inc./realtor.com. Realtor.com makes buying, selling, and living in homes easier and more rewarding for everyone. Getty I joined the team at realtor.com back in February, coming from a background in e-commerce and digital marketplaces. I’m pretty sure my experience in those spaces helped me get the job. While approaches vary, nearly everyone
Apartments in Austin, Texas. Getty So far, so good for the apartment business, but there’s a yellow flag on the track. Everybody thought that when forbearance came up, a lot of tenants would stop paying their rent. Well, tenants kept paying their rent—so far. But some of the artificial supports are about to be taken away, and
The color of your front door can match with other painted elements. Getty Images Are you looking for a low-effort, high-impact project to do this weekend? Few home improvement projects give you a bigger bang for your buck than a freshly painted front door. Yet, this is something that most of us can tackle over
The Barnes & Thornburg Building in South Bend, Ind., designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning, … [+] is among the growing number of American buildings showcasing biophilic design. KTGY Architecture + Planning Over the course of human history, people have spent most of their days in natural environments. Only in recent times has the built
One of the National Association of Realtors “30 Under 30” real estate agents, serving the Del Mar and San Diego luxury residential market. Getty Just a few months ago, the real estate market – like many other industries – adopted a slower pace in response to Covid-19. Social distancing regulations prohibited in-person house showings in
The real estate sector has an opportunity to strategize for a more resilient future. Ariel Property Advisors Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, there was widespread skepticism about the future of brick and mortar retail. It didn’t help that many retailers, from international chains to local shops, were investing in experiences to drive foot traffic and
Simon Property Group appears to be having an outsized role in the retail reset, by choice and … [+] otherwise. Sanford Stein The real estate advisory firm RCLCO just released its mid-year 2020 real estate projections, which includes opinions of hundreds of high-level real estate executives. And to no one’s surprise, they stated that “the
Atticus is the CEO of PadSplit, an affordable, shared housing model that creates financial independence for workers. Getty If you ask a person of color, they’ll likely tell you they’ve been unjustifiably pulled over while driving. We hear this example often when discussing racism in our society, and it’s for good reason. Not only are there countless
Many Renters and Homeowners Have Trouble Paying Their Bills in the Recession. Getty Millions of renters and homeowners could face evictions and foreclosure as many have trouble paying their bills in the recession. With temporary job losses turning permanent and the unemployment rate still at double digit rates, many families do not earn enough to