A townhouse for sale in the Upper East Side neighborhood of NYC. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Mortgage rates fell last week for the fourth time in five weeks, and homebuyers appear to be responding. Demand from current homeowners to refinance, however, fell sharply. That left total mortgage application volume essentially flat last week, up just
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Miami has long been known as Latin America’s unofficial northern capital. As much as Latin culture reigns in Miami, though, today’s Miamians seem as enamored of another country’s influence as they are Central and South American cues. You see, Spanish is not the only Romance Language on residents’ lips these days, given Italian cultural ascendance.
Visoot Uthairam | Moment | Getty Images There is more pain to come in the office real estate market across the U.S., with maturing debt needing to be refinanced and a wave of expiring leases, but there is also what may seem at first brush to be a counter-intuitive message being sent to top tier
Another holiday season, another gift. It’s hard to keep things interesting. Even gifts for the home can get a little repetitive. Your mom probably has enough picture frames to last for several generations and your sister already has four blenders. This year, aim to give something fun and unique. From family and friends to coworker
In this article ZG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A couple assembling furniture. Drazen_ | E+ | Getty Images Gen Z and millennials are “hacking” the housing market as high prices and interest rates make affordability difficult. The term “house hacking” refers to the practice of renting out a portion of your home or
“Tis the season to be jolly,” and while many people are excited about the holiday season, not everyone is feeling so cheerful and jovial. According to Thumbtack, 58% of Americans feel stressed about the holidays. Home preparation is a major source of stress, according to Morgan Olsen, Thumbtack’s home & design expert. In fact, she
Who among us hasn’t inadvertently burned a pot or pan – or two? However, some people routinely burn cookware to the point of no return. And as a result, these individuals end up with mismatched cookware sets that look like they survived a 5-alarm house fire. Trust me, these people would welcome new, matching cookware
Question: What could turn office-bound wage earners into digital nomads faster than a fully equipped Winnebago? Answer: The Covid-19 pandemic, of course. Covid liberated once-inert employees to move freely and work where they chose. For many, what they chose was the chance to travel widely, working from hotels and other hospitality industry settings. Marrying work
Sales of previously owned homes were 4.1% lower in October compared with September, running at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 3.79 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. It was the slowest sales pace since August 2010. Analysts were expecting a smaller drop, to 3.9 million units. Sales were down 14.6% year-over-year.
In an exploration of median home prices for Q3 in the United States, Forbes found Iowa to be the lowest in the nation. In the state’s fastest rising market of Burlington, the median price per square foot was just $98, meaning with $4 million, one could theoretically purchase an over 40,000-square-foot home. By comparison, in
An “Open House” sign is displayed in the front yard of a home for sale in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage demand is finally crawling out of the basement as interest rates continue to move lower. Total application volume increased 3% last week from the previous week, according to the
A bathroom remodel – especially for a primary suite – is a major undertaking with tremendous wellness potential for its users. Done well, it can also offer strong resale potential for your property. That’s why it’s worth paying heed to what the pros say is trending. And why I always pay attention when the National
In this article 1918-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A booth of Sunac China is seen at a housing fair in China, May 16, 2014. Developer Sunac China missed the deadline for coupon payments on a $742 million offshore bond and said on Thursday it doesn’t expect to make payments coming due on other
An aerial view of existing homes near new homes under construction (UPPER R) in the Chatsworth neighborhood on September 08, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The average rate on the 30-year mortgage fell 18 basis points to 7.40% on Tuesday, according to Mortgage News Daily, as Wall Street lowered its
A construction site of residential buildings on the Elbe dike near downtown Wittenberg. Soeren Stache | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s Olaf Scholz once set the goal of building 400,000 new homes a year, even before he become chancellor. Fast forward two years, and German housebuilding looks like it’s collapsing, putting pressure on both
Former US president Donald Trump leaves the court room of the State Supreme court on the first day of his civil fraud trial on October 2, 2023 in New York City. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images A New York judge on Friday denied a request by Donald Trump and his co-defendants for a
High mortgage rates continue to weigh on the nation’s homebuilders, leading to an increase in price cuts to lure buyers. But builders are cautiously optimistic about recent signs that interest rates may move lower soon. Homebuilder sentiment fell six points to 34 in November on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index
It’s that time of the year when everyone is releasing their 2024 home design predictions — and these prognosticators may or may not be right. However, when Houzz released its top 10 predictions, we sat up and took notice. That’s because Houzz has 65 million homeowners and design enthusiasts in its community, along with 3
Former US President Donald Trump appeared in court on Tuesday for the third week of a civil fraud trial in New York, on October 17, 2023. Fatih Akta | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Donald Trump and his co-defendants asked a judge Wednesday to grant a mistrial in the $250 million civil business fraud case
Community farming, farm-to-table, farmers’ markets, clean labeling. These terms are all increasingly popular additions to the modern American vernacular. Their emergence has had much to do with the growing preference for fresh foods unsullied by overprocessing and the addition of unhealthy levels of sodium and sugar, not to mention multisyllabic ingredients more befitting a chemistry
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