Real Estate

Home buyers expand their needed requirements to meet the demands of work from home and distance … [+] learning getty Last week, Box, Inc., told their staff that they can work from home permanently. Box joins numerous companies who have told their employees that they have the option of working from home indefinitely. We have

A new lot of 15 abandoned buildings located in the old Saracen district will go to the highest bidders The Sicilian town of Sambuca is preparing to place on the market a second lot of abandoned houses for a symbolic €2, or just under $2.4, less than the cost of a cappuccino. But it’s waiting

What special circumstances elicit multiple bids, and how are they best managed to make certain that … [+] each buyer is treated fairly and that there are no dropouts? getty Competitive real estate bidding is back. Not for every property, but often enough so that both sellers and buyers require advice regarding what can precipitate

Mortgage interest rates have decreased to 2.81% getty This year’s steady decline in mortgage interest rates has taken another step down the ladder over the past week. Rates have dropped all the way to 2.81% , down from 2.87% last week and down from the previous record low of 2.86% in September, according to the

5, IIchester Place, a 7-bedroom house in Kensington, west London, is on sale for $42 million via … [+] Knight Frank AlexWinship Photography Ltd London’s priciest homes are in demand and are selling for nearly their full price despite the pandemic. In London, a total of 56 deals for super-prime $12.9 million-plus properties took place

The majority of people who think their home is haunted live in the West. getty If you find yourself living in a house with a spooky vibe, it could be that the home is haunted. For some people, that’s reason enough to put up a for-sale sign and take the money and run. However, a

Bitcoin and the technology underlying it, are no longer just the realm of technology nerds, traders and idealists. Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are being embraced by hundreds of big institutions and corporations.  So far this year, payments giant Square has invested $50 million in bitcoin, and at least 20 institutional investors have so far filed documents

Branching out into real estate investment is an exciting opportunity, and if done thoughtfully, can turn a tidy profit for investors. However, this opportunity also comes with risks that can be financially detrimental. Investing in real estate requires research, a strong knowledge base and careful consideration before jumping into it. To that end, we asked

A Kasa rental in Austin, Texas. Kasa Kasa Living, a startup that offers short-term rentals inside hotels and multi-family properties, has raised $30 million in Series B funding to improve its software and streamline its operations, the company says. The fundraise adds to a previously unannounced $20 million Series A that it closed last year.

With stunning views of the city, The Emerald is Seattle’s newest waterfront residential tower. Cory Holland, Clarity NW Just completed, The Emerald is Seattle’s newest luxury condominium tower, located above downtown Seattle’s iconic Pike Place Market and the city’s newly reimagined waterfront. The 40-story faceted-glass building located at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Stewart Street

Remember when finding a home close to your office, in a trendy neighborhood, or zoned to a specific school district was a top priority? These days, things are different. In this post-pandemic world, the classic real estate motto of “location, location, location” is no longer what’s driving buyers. Now, it’s all about “deal, deal, deal”

Reports show a shortage of millions of affordable homes currently in the US. Adobe The perfect storm of affordable housing crisis is brewing right now; a threat made up of the already low supply that is hitting the increasing post-pandemic demand head on.   Before the pandemic, supply was an issue. The National Low Income

Rodolfo Delgado is the Co-Founder & CEO of Replay Listings, the first platform to find apartments for rent in NYC focused on unedited videos getty Where are America’s millennials moving? Ask their parents. For the first time, over 50% of young adults now live with their parents. It’s unsurprising since millions of Americans recently lost their

Getty There was history underfoot at Vermont’s Marlboro College. Tucked away in the Green Mountains, the nonprofit institution founded at the end of World War II held its first graduation in 1948. Robert Frost read a poem at the ceremony and Life Magazine printed a picture of its lone alum: a former rifleman named Hugh

New Study Predicts Gloomy Economic Times Ahead For Americans getty With unemployment sky rocketing as a result of Covid-19, there has been a corresponding rise in evictions and mortgage defaults. A new study from Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School of the loan-to-value ratios in the wake of the 2008 financial crash issues a

Charleston, South Carolina saw median listing prices rise 14.4 percent getty Housing prices aren’t coming down anytime soon according to realtor.com. In its latest housing report, the take-away is housing prices around the country remain at record highs as we move towards year-end. The U.S. median home price hit $350,000, a 12.9 percent year-over-year increase.

NAI Hiffman recently completed a lease for an e-commerce company for two last-mile warehouses in the … [+] near-in Chicago suburb of Cicero, Ill. NAI Hiffman Much has been written about the pandemic-precipitated problems plaguing real estate’s commercial sector. But with office and retail-oriented real estate feeling the ill effects of COVID-19, there’s one sector

To Wall Street and many home builders, their business is moving units, turning inventory, generating margins of return on invested capital. To a strong, deep, and seemingly enduring stream of buyers, those teeming transactions are something else: home, livability, well-being, a place to prosper. New home buyers are ante-ing up in droves to solve a

Expo floor at the International Builders Show, one of the largest trade shows in the United States. … [+] (Photo by Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images) Getty Images When one of the largest trade shows in an industry goes virtual, the announcement makes major waves. That was the case today when Design & Construction Week, the successful

Owners excavated forty feet of cliffside to build the addition to the house Brian Kitts/Steel Blue As San Francisco’s property market continues with a slowdown, there are certain highly coveted pockets of land still riding a bullish wave. Sea Cliff, home to the likes of Marc Benioff and Jack Dorsey, sits in small northern corner