Real Estate

Aerial view of 3030 Meadow Lane in Weston Florida at twilight. Daniel Petroni This 12,323-square-foot mansion recently hit the market with a $14 million price tag, making it the most expensive listing the city of Weston, Florida, has ever seen. The 27-square-mile city is about 31 miles northwest of Miami in the western-most part of

The holiday season is officially here. After what may likely be a long time away from friends and family, the stakes feel even higher for gift giving this year. Here are the best gifts for the home, $100 and under. While accessibly priced, these gifts are incredibly thoughtful, unique, and some even handmade. Most importantly,

Germany’s central bank warned Thursday about skewed valuations in the housing market, calling it a “specific vulnerability” as property prices continue to soar. “We have basically seen all indicators — prices, credit — those indicators kept increasing in Germany and you don’t really see a big effect of the pandemic,” Claudia Buch, vice-president at the

Where buyers go shopping for a home shifted during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic given the rise of remote work as well as affordability concerns. For many Americans, the change could have lasting implications. As employers firm up future work plans to include flexibility and give many Americans confidence in buying a home farther from

Listings of apartments for sale displayed at a real estate office in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Wild swings in Chinese real estate stocks and bonds are keeping investors on edge — these news headlines could cause troubles in the sector to spill into

Home prices hit an all-time high of $359,975 in the four-week period ending November 21, according to a new report from Redfin, a technology-powered real estate brokerage. This was up 14% year over year, the largest increase since early September. Prices have risen in the past month nearly four times faster than they did at the

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.’s City Plaza development under construction in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese real estate developer Kaisa announced Thursday plans for paying back investors, temporarily alleviating concerns about a default as China’s property sector continues to face pressure. Kaisa’s Hong Kong-listed

How bad is this nation’s homeless crisis? Two startling statistics bring it all home. Only 4 million housing units exist for the 10.8 million renter households with incomes below the poverty line or 30% of area median income (AMI). Seven in 10 of those households spend more than half their incomes on rent in the

A real estate agent stands in the doorway as Giovani and Nicole Quiroz of Brooklyn, New York visit an open house in West Hempstead, New York. Raychel Brightman | Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Images Higher prices are almost everywhere. Americans are paying more these days for products like food and gasoline, thanks to

Her heart might be in Havana, but Cuban-American singer-songwriter Camila Cabello has been living a beautiful life with her best friend and now former partner, Canadian singer Shawn Mendes, in a Hollywood Hills home that has everything, including a recording studio.  She recently put her home on the market for $3.95 million. Though together for

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 Sales of previously owned homes in October rose 0.8% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6.34 million units, according

If you’re going to splurge on a gift for a family member or friend, yet another bottle of wine, cashmere scarf or wallet simply won’t do. A gift for the home, kitchen, or something that can elevate an everyday experience will be far more meaningful. Whether it is an original piece of art, a well-designed

People walk past the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing, China September 28, 2018.  Jason Lee | Reuters BEIJING — China’s central bank removed several phrases on policy restraint in a quarterly report, a move economists said may be a sign that stimulus is on its way. The

While many methodologies are used to close a sale, there is perhaps no more valuable tool than personal experience—-it’s much easier to speak to a product’s strengths if one has an intimate knowledge of it. That’s why car salespeople are encouraged to take what’s on the lot out for a test drive or why sommeliers

Real estate agents leave a home for sale during a broker open house in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Rising mortgage interest rates continue to take their toll on demand, especially in the refinance market. Total mortgage application volume fell 2.8% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage

Victor F. “Trey” Trahan III, FAIA, the founder and CEO of Trahan Architects, has been selected as this year’s Laureate of The American Prize for Architecture by both The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Trahan Architects is a global architecture firm with

The logo of China Evergrande is seen at outside China Evergrande Centre building in Hong Kong, China September 23, 2021. Tyrone Siu | Reuters BEIJING — Highly indebted property developer China Evergrande will likely default because the company has essentially lost its main business, S&P Global Ratings analysts said in a report Thursday. Evergrande was

The La Jolla home of one of the most recognizable voices in sports broadcasting, the late Dick Enberg, has found a buyer for $7 million. Enberg and his wife, interior designer and philanthropist Barbara Hedbring, built the Mediterranean-style house in 2004, and she filled it with architectural pieces — many scoped out while on trips

Since buying the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010, Jeff Vinik has looked to transform downtown Tampa. The NHL team has improved on the ice, winning the 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cups, and he has spearheaded a more than $3.5 billion real estate development. While Vinik told CNBC’s Diani Olick that he is “no commercial real

The hottest NFT on the market may not be an ape or sport’s highlight—but your mortgage.  Indeed, mortgage lender LoanSnap recently announced they had minted the first NFT mortgages in existence, using their Bacon Protocol to wrap seven mortgage liens into tokens collectively worth $1.5 million.  The benefits of such tokens, according to LoanSnap, are