Real Estate

Alo is more than just a fashion brand, it’s a true lifestyle company with a thriving fitness platform called Alo Moves, a beauty line, and 30 retail locations throughout the United States and Canada. Located just a few minutes from the Beverly Hills store, at 9830 Wilshire Boulevard, is the brand’s worldwide headquarters. This iconic

A ‘For Rent’ sign in front of a building on December 06, 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Rents for both single-family homes and apartments are still rising, but at a far slower pace, as inflation squeezes consumers and landlords lose pricing power. Rent growth in November slowed for the 10th

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If you plan on raising your cash investment income in 2023, a position in REITs (real estate investment trusts) may help you do it. REITs are dividend-paying entities that own or finance real estate. They can make their money through rents, property sales, interest income or

Every hipster knows that Brooklyn is what Manhattan used to be: the desired destination of young creative people. Now, one of the last major parcels along the East River that speaks of the area’s history is the site of a brilliant new building that evoke Greenpoint’s former life as a boat-building mecca. “This project is

This $58,808,000 mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean is one of the largest homes for sale in Malibu.  At 16,600 square feet, it’s the grandest single-structure residence in town and a whopping 4,100 square feet bigger than the next-largest home on the market. The Bali-inspired residence at 11870 Ellice Street, named the Kaizen House after a

In this article TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pedestrians walk in front of the Twitter Inc. headquarters in San Francisco, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images In an effort to cut costs following Elon Musk’s chaotic $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, the social media company has stopped paying rent, according

A Malibu, California property that was once home to the late musician Tom Petty is on the market for $9.85 million, according to listing agent Chris Cortazzo of Compass. Located on Escondido Beach, the property comprises a cabin-style main house as well as a separate guesthouse that Petty used as a music studio. Loaded with

Solar panels create electricity on the roof of a house in Rockport, Massachusetts, U.S., June 6, 2022. Picture taken with a drone.  Brian Snyder | Reuters When Josh Hurwitz decided to put solar power on his Connecticut house, he had three big reasons: To cut his carbon footprint, to eventually store electricity in a solar-powered

Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index—a measure of home-tour requests and other services from Redfin agents—is up 10% and mortgage-purchase applications are up 14% from the end of October, when both hit their 2022 troughs, according to a new report from Redfin, a technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s largely because mortgage rates continue to steadily decline. According

When Christmas is over, dragging the Christmas tree out to the curb is anti-climactic and, let’s face it, depressing. Following its glorious reign inside the house, fragrant, decorated with lights and ornaments, the centerpiece of festivities and the locus for gifts, putting it out for the trash is an ignominious end. Here is a community

After a month of declines, mortgage application volume is rising, as current homeowners and potential buyers move on lower mortgage rates. Applications rose 3.2% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. related investing news Bond king Gundlach says the Fed should not do more rate hikes

As the housing market cools quickly, house flippers are finding it harder to make fast profits. In the third quarter, gross flipping profit, which is the difference between the median purchase price paid by investors and the median resale price, dropped to $62,000, according to ATTOM, a real estate data provider. That’s down 18.4% from

Now that the cold weather is officially upon us, it’s time to think about finding a home to keep you warm and cozy inside while taking in the scenes of the winter wonderland outside. Whether you are looking to be smack dab in the middle of ski country or prefer to be within driving range

The Federal Reserve raised its target federal funds rate by 0.5 percentage points at the end of its two-day meeting Wednesday in a continued effort to cool inflation. Although this marks a more typical hike compared to the super-size 0.75 percentage point moves at each of the last four meetings, the central bank is far from

If you’re spending at least eight hours a day in a room, it should be a sanctuary. Still, when it comes to good design and trends, many people often ignore the bedroom. It could be because this room isn’t exactly a space for entertaining guests and it’s often closed off from the rest of the

A prospective home buyer, left, is shown a home by a real estate agent in Coral Gables, Florida. Getty Images The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 6.28% Tuesday, according to Mortgage News Daily. It is now at the lowest level since mid-September. The decline came after a lower-than-expected reading of the November’s

China real estate billionaire Zhang Li faces extradition to the U.S. from London for allegedly paying bribes in connection with a construction project in San Francisco, Reuters reported. Zhang, 69, co-chairs developer Guangzhou R&F Properties, one of China’s largest real estate developers. Hong Kong-listed Guangzhou R&F stated today it has “no interest” in the Zhang-linked

Rent Café has released its 2022 year-end report, which looks at the most competitive rental markets this year. Although apartment construction is at a historic high, finding a rental in 2022 has been challenging. Nationally, the average renter had to compete with 14 other apartment seekers to secure a rental, which didn’t stay listed longer

The Federal Reserve is expected on Wednesday to raise interest rates for the seventh time this year to combat stubborn inflation.  The U.S. central bank will likely approve a 0.5 percentage point hike, a more typical pace compared with the super-size 75 basis point moves at each of the last four meetings. This would push

The Central Business District of Pittsburgh J. Altdorfer Photography | Getty Images After bidding wars during the pandemic, demand for home purchases has fallen amid higher mortgage interest rates. That dynamic has made some markets are more attractive for first-time home buyers for 2023, according to a Zillow report released this week. The real estate

The bathroom is one of the most important rooms in the home. Not only is it a sanctuary, but it’s also a space where the right design choice can add value. 2022 was a unique year for bathroom trends because it didn’t appear that there was anything majorly new, innovative, or must-have. Rather, homeowners were

Heat pumps are becoming more popular for residential housing with energy prices increasing and the need to reduce use of fossil fuel heating systems. Andrew Aitchison | In Pictures | Getty Images Thinking about a home heat pump? New and expanded government incentives, coupled with sharply rising utility costs, make it more compelling. Especially when

Ocean views, beaches and big waves are enduring attractions. The coastal Southern California city of Newport Beach benefits from its bordering resource with a harbor, surfing and two piers. Not surprisingly, the upscale community also has its share of boutiques, fine dining restaurants and highly sought-after housing. Views of the water and the horizon are

Rational expectations is a basic economic theory that originated with a paper written in 1972 by future Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Lucas. The theory of rational expectations has been discussed by economists non-stop ever since. “Theory of rational expectations holds that people are aware of and act upon available information, making forecasts that are more

Over the last decade, there was an influx of Americans into regions where climate change is making wildfires and extreme heat more common, according to an analysis of multiple data sets done at the University of Vermont (UVM). Broadly speaking, Americans migrated to the cities and suburbs in the Pacific Northwest, parts of the Southwest

For decades, construction contracts and subcontracts—both in New York and elsewhere—seem to have attracted more than their share of payment disputes. Owners regularly run out of money. Contractors and subcontractors regularly screw up (and run out of money). Projects regularly go over budget—but rarely stay under budget—and regularly fail (often because they ran out of

In this article BX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Investors nervous about Blackstone’s real estate investment trust should view it as a long-term vehicle that’s well positioned for the future, the firm’s president said Thursday. Blackstone has taken heat over the past week for limiting withdrawals from the $69 billion private REIT, the Blackstone

The national average credit score sits at an all-time high of 716, unchanged from a year ago, according to a report from FICO, developer of one of the scores most widely used by lenders. However, this marks the first time since the Great Recession that scores did not improve year over year, the report found.

According to the Census Bureau’s City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021, Seattle is now the 18th largest city in the United States, with a population of 733,919, as of July 1, 2021. It sits above Denver (population 711,463) and below San Francisco (population 815,201). Seattle has experienced stunning growth in a short period of time.

When participants in real estate and other business transactions negotiate their contracts, they think about what might happen later and what legal consequences should arise from those events or circumstances. For example, a contract might prohibit a party from doing something. It might also say that if a party wants to do something, then the