Month: February 2024
Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Getty Images While both renters and homeowners are beginning to take climate hazards into consideration, affordability continues to drive moving trends. Between 2021 and 2022, about 1.2 million more homeowners and renters moved out of than moved into U.S. cities with high risk of poor air quality, according to a new
Developer Gil Dezer won’t stop until he’s on the top. “We keep asking the FAA for taller, and the request keeps getting granted,’’ said Dezer, whose company is the largest landowner of oceanfront property in South Florida, with condo sales of more than $4 billion in the state. Dezer is talking about two of his
A “For Sale” sign outside a house in Albany, California, on May 31, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates shot higher Friday after a monthly government report on wholesale prices showed inflation is still persistent and hotter than most analysts had expected. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage
Former US President Donald Trump departs after speaking to the press after attending the civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization in New York State Supreme Court, in New York City on January 11, 2024. John Lamparski | AFP | Getty Images A judge could deliver a hammer blow to Donald Trump and his company
Christina LaBarbiera, a Christie’s International realtor from Bergen County, New Jersey is suing her ex-boyfriend Rob Harris, alleging he conned her out of more than $70,000. He has not responded to her suit or to The Post. She tells her story to Jeanette Settembre. He was my perfect match. Then he swindled me out of
In a move that echoes the pastoral dreams of many city dwellers, “Maestro” star Bradley Cooper has splashed out a cool $6.5 million for a sprawling 33-acre farm in Pennsylvania, The Post has learned. This big-ticket acquisition follows news revealed in December by Page Six, which uncovered Cooper’s purchase of a residence in affluent New
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Rooftops of homes in a gated residential community are seen in Pico Rivera, California on January 18, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images After a brief reprieve in December and January, mortgage rates are moving higher again, and that is taking its toll on mortgage demand. Total mortgage application volume fell 2.3%
In this article TREE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Homeownership is out of reach for many Americans — especially for Black Americans. In the country’s largest metropolitan areas, Black people own a disproportionately small share of homes relative to population size, according to a new report from LendingTree.
While the coronavirus pandemic prompted other generations to flee New York City and stay away, one age group has returned in droves. Just a few short years after COVID temporarily emptied the five boroughs of many residents, Gen Zers have swept in with force, making the city’s housing vacancy rate plummet to a record low.
Wall Street took a nosedive Tuesday following the before-the-bell release of hotter-than-expected January consumer inflation data. In response, bonds sold off, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield above 4.30% and equity prices sharply lower. The Dow , the S & P 500 and the Nasdaq were all down more than 1.5%, as the odds of a
A visitor takes pictures in front of a wooden dragon themed sculpture displayed to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year inside the flower dome at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on February 1, 2024. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images Millions of Chinese around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year, ringing
Row of townhouses in Alexandria, Virginia Grace Cary | Moment | Getty Images A new, more affordable repayment plan for federal student loan borrowers may come with another advantage: It could make it easier to become a homeowner. The Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE plan, can cut borrowers’ monthly payments in half, and
Put ‘em up, pardner! That is, put up the $4.2 million asking price for this nature-inspired desert home in California’s Pioneertown — and live in a real-life community built in a former Western movie set, one that was developed in 1946 by singing cowboy actors Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. This newly built home at
Jodi Jacobson | E+ | Getty Images More than 18 million rental units are located in areas exposed to extreme weather hazards, according to the American Rental Housing Report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. That exposure isn’t spread evenly. While most states have at least one “high-risk” county with 2,000 or more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — China is facing a confidence deficit as its economy undergoes massive transition and concern grows over its ongoing property crisis, a top banking CEO said while onstage at Dubai’s World Governments Summit. “China’s biggest problem to me is a lack of confidence. External investors lack confidence in China and domestic
This sprawling luxury condo high above Miami Beach will soon hit the market — and prospective buyers will need some deep pockets to call it their own. This 17th-floor spread in the Apogee South Beach tower is seeking a cool $48 million, a price that puts it in the upper echelon of the city’s real
Nothing speeds up romance quite like a desperate housing market and the prospect of saving on rent. As Valentine’s Day approaches, a new report from Realtor.com presents tempting logic for moving in with a significant other — and, should love really be in the air this season, it’s a move that can solidify a future
The fire is out at this beloved Manhattan smoke shop. The Greenwich Village’s historic Village Cigars — a neighborhood institution, recognizable for its red signage and triangular building sandwiched between the Christopher Street 1 station entrances — has, after over a century in business, closed. And in a very New York situation, it appears to
It would be difficult to feel bored at this dramatic 53-acre estate just outside Vail, Colorado — one that’s about to hit the auction block. It was last part of a 457-acre parcel that was sold for $40 million — after it had asked $78 million in 2019. The sprawling estate will be auctioned live
A former bigwig at a once-prominent Big Apple development firm and a slew of other real estate industry executives were indicted Wednesday for allegedly stealing more than $86 million in a years-long fraud scheme, Manhattan prosecutors said. Nir Meir, 49, and the since-shuttered HFZ Capital Group he once worked for allegedly swindled millions of dollars
In this article NYCB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The New York Community Bank (NYCB) headquarters in Hicksville, New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Embattled lender New York Community Bank disclosed a litany of financial metrics in the past 24 hours in a bid to
D3sign | Stone | Getty Images Extreme weather and climate hazards are becoming more frequent, posing a unique threat not only for homeowners, but for renters. Over 18 million rental units across the U.S. are exposed to climate and weather-related hazards, according to the latest American Rental Housing Report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for
Thianchai Sitthikongsak | Moment | Getty Images Mortgage demand is struggling to contend with what appears to be another upswing in interest rates. Homebuyers in particular are pulling back. Total mortgage application volume rose 3.7% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. That was all due
A massive New York City industrial building on the far West Side where mighty machines were once unloaded from freight trains will be transformed into the capital of fashion – at least for a week. The Starrett-Lehigh Building, a 1931-vintage leviathan-size monument to the city’s manufacturing and shipping age, will be the new headquarters for
In this article WE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Adam Neumann, Founder and former CEO of WeWork. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Billionaire Adam Neumann is trying to buy back bankrupt real-estate company WeWork, which he founded in 2010 and was ousted from in 2019, DealBook reported Tuesday. Neumann, his startup Flow and Dan Loeb’s
Just a day after the world witnessed King Charles III’s resilient recovery from surgery, a shocking announcement shook the royal circles — the monarch had been diagnosed with cancer. The picturesque Sandringham estate, a backdrop of royal traditions and cherished moments, became the unexpected stage for this diagnosis. Only recently, King Charles III, exuding high
This photo taken on Aug. 22, 2023 shows an advertisement in front of a real estate for sales in Millbrae, California, the United States. The sales of previously owned homes in the United States dropped 2.2 percent in July from June to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.07 million units, the National Association of
Some insurance companies are pulling back coverage from fire- and flood-prone areas, leaving homeowners with limited affordable options. This trend may even affect the property value of American homes, experts say. The nation’s largest homeowner’s insurance company, State Farm, stopped accepting new applications for policies on property in California in May. Allstate announced in November