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Shoppers load up their vehicle outside a HomeGoods store in South Bend, Indiana, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images An engine as massive as the U.S. economy is not going to restart without some sputtering, which is what many economists believe explains the double-digit price increases in many goods

A worker waits to load his truck with debris from the rubble of the Champlain Towers South building, as removal and recovery work continues at the site of the partially collapsed condo building, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Lynne Sladky | AP The number of confirmed deaths in the collapse of a condominium

Gas prices are displayed at a Chevron station on June 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Prices are rising for a wide array of goods and services as the U.S. confronts a level of inflation not seen in decades. Labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, and exploding demand as the pandemic

Mansions seen along the coast of Palm Beach, Fla. Getty Images Prices in Florida’s ultra-rich Palm Beach community hit an all-time high in the second quarter, as brokers grappled with a record-low number of mansions to sell. The average price for a single-family home in Palm Beach hit $11.7 million in the second quarter, up

This story is part of CNBC Make It’s One-Minute Money Hacks series, which provides easy, straightforward tips and tricks to help you understand your finances and take control of your money. There’s been a lot of discussion about affordable housing recently, especially as home prices and rents hit record levels. Is your current home affordable?

Real estate agents Rosa Arrigo, center, and Elisa Rosen, right, work an open house in West Hempstead, New York on April 18, 2021. Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Images Homeowners saw an opportunity last week and seized it. A sudden and unexpected drop in mortgage rates sent borrowers to their lenders in droves, hoping

In this article RGP-GB Stephen M. Ross attends The Wall Street Journal’s Future Of Everything Festival at Spring Studios on May 20, 2019 in New York City. Nicholas Hunt | Getty Images A super PAC funded largely by billionaire Stephen Ross racked up a winning record in New York’s city council primaries, a sharp reminder

The revived New York City real estate market is seeing strong demand and attractive prices relative to recent history, a top broker told CNBC on Tuesday.  “The story that I’m seeing across the board: All segments are transacting. New York is back, and people want to be here,” Christopher Kromer, a broker with Brown Harris

In this article RDFN A home stands for sale in a Brooklyn neighborhood with a limited supply of single family homes on March 31, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images For more than a year now, the housing market has been a perfect storm for sellers, but the winds may finally

A member of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue hugs a victim’s relative at the “Surfside Wall of Hope & Memorial” near the site where a building collapsed in Surfside, Florida, north of Miami Beach on July 7, 2021. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The number of confirmed deaths in the collapsed condominium building in Surfside,

An IRS office building in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York. Timothy Fadek/Bloomberg via Getty Images Last December, two Atlanta tax professionals pled guilty to a scheme that defrauded the IRS of more than $250 million in taxes. The scam claimed more than $1.2 billion in fraudulent charitable deductions through so-called syndicated conservation easements,

In this article TMHC The housing shortage that began before the pandemic will stick around for a long time as market demand soars, the chief executive of homebuilder Taylor Morrison told CNBC on Wednesday. “As the economy continues to improve, we’re going to see mortgage rates move up, and I think that should be expected. They’re not

A for sale sign sits outside a house in Miami Beach October 22, 2009. Carlos Barria | Reuters Mortgage demand fell for the second week in a row, as low inventory and high home prices continue to weigh on the housing market. Mortgage applications decreased 1.8% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally

A “For Sale” sign is seen in front of a home in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Record high home price appreciation is sidelining ever more buyers and finally taking the bang out of the pandemic-induced housing boom. Weekly mortgage demand is falling along with it, down 6.9% for the week according to

A demonstrator at a June 30 Cancel Rent and Mortgages rally in Minneapolis. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The nation’s mortgage servicers are gearing up for the biggest wave of delinquent loans since the subprime mortgage crisis, but this time they say they are ready. The first wave of borrowers to enter the government’s coronavirus

Guests attend a pool party in the penthouse apartment at the 50 United Nations Plaza building in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Manhattan real estate prices reached an all-time high in the second quarter, as buyers returned to the city and boosted demand for the largest, most expensive apartments, according to

A for sale sign is seen near a house for sale in South Pasadena, California. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The epic housing shortage that began before the pandemic and then was exacerbated by it may finally be starting to ease up. More supply is suddenly coming on the market, which will

Robotic arm taking a cardboard box in a warehouse onurdongel | E+ | Getty Images As retailers’ beef up e-commerce operations and invest in faster delivery for customers, the appetite for warehouse space is rocketing higher, according to a new report. This year, demand among mass merchandisers for logistics facilities to store inventory and pack

A sale pending sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The pandemic-induced housing boom may not be over quite yet. Despite recent months of softening sales, buyers came back remarkably strongly in May. Pending home sales, a measure of signed contracts on existing

In this article AXP 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 on April 18, 2021. Raychel Brightman | Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Images American Express has two new fintech partners it’s sending customers to

Signage is seen outside of The Trump Building in New York City, New York, U.S., June 28, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Trump Organization has been told to expect that criminal charges will be filed by Manhattan prosecutors against the company belonging to former President Donald Trump as early as Thursday afternoon, NBC News

A home for sale on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in Susanville, CA. Gary Coronado | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Home prices in April saw an annual gain of 14.6% in April, up from a 13.3% increase in March, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index. Among larger cities covered by

Institutional investors rushing in to buy properties is not a main reason for the ultra-hot U.S. housing market, Coldwell Banker CEO Ryan Gorman told CNBC on Tuesday. In an interview on “The Exchange,” the real estate executive acknowledged the potential for institutional buyers to add further pressure on prices, as they look for potential hedges against inflation,

About 2 million homeowners are still in some type of mortgage forbearance amid the health and financial fallout brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. While the U.S. government extended the foreclosure moratorium through July 31, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau isn’t planning to put any further bans on foreclosures in place. Instead, to help homeowners

Many things have been in short supply during the coronavirus crisis, and that includes housing. When the country went into lockdown, Americans were on the move. The sudden shake up caused a spike in home prices. Even now, potential buyers continue to be shut out of the housing market as prices head higher and higher.

Getty Images Amid the recent real estate bull market, one fact has been often overlooked: More than half of home ownership growth over the past decade has come from the Latino population. That trend is expected to continue. A study by the Urban Institute forecasts Latino buyers will comprise 70% of home ownership growth from

Andrew Cleland Source: Andrew Cleland Andrew Cleland tries not to panic about his eviction hearing on July 6. Instead, the 75-year-old focuses on what he can do to keep himself and his 82-year-old wife, Carol, in their apartment. He’s applied for rental assistance. He’s planned how he’ll travel to the courthouse. A recent accident ruined

A building in Massachusetts where some tenants are not paying rent. Source: Howard Simon The one-month extension of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium was welcome news for tenants but another nail in the coffin for some struggling landlords. Groups representing landlords had been lobbying hard to end the moratorium and now

A home for sale is seen in Santa Monica, California. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Mortgage rates rose last week, along with demand for refinances. That may sound counterintuitive, but it speaks to the larger picture of where mortgage rates are heading. Applications to refinance a home loan rose 3% last week from the previous week,

Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Mark Calabria testifies on Capitol Hill during a committee hearing on “Housing Finance Reform: Next Steps” in Washington, DC, September 10, 2019. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration will replace the leader of a massive U.S. housing finance agency following the Supreme Court’s ruling