Real Estate

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

Los Angeles home prices aren’t the only thing hitting new heights these days. Even condominiums—long an afterthought of L.A.’s housing market—are now seeing prices soar upwards, matching the recent appetite for single-family homes. On the heels of Matthew Perry’s sale at the Century Tower, the Presidential Penthouse at The Wilshire, one of the most exclusive

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

The real estate industry is a highly competitive market. Deciding what properties are worth your investment can be difficult, especially for newer investors.  Thankfully, with the current technology and digital tools available to real estate professionals, the value assessment process is easier than ever before. That’s why a panel of Forbes Real Estate Council members

The Covid-19 pandemic certainly accelerated e-commerce, from groceries to household goods, and now you can even buy a new construction home fully online. Two major public homebuilders, Taylor Morrison Home and PulteGroup, recently piloted programs in which buyers can choose, design and finance a new home virtually and just put it in their shopping cart.

According to every available measure, median home sales prices in the U.S. are at a record high, and they show little signs of cooling off. To some, this brings back memories of the real estate debacle of the 2000s, and they wonder if this bull market will end up, like then, in a big crash.

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

The intense and prolonged sellers market has had a profound impact on Americans buying and selling homes this year. An incredibly low supply of available homes has persisted throughout the U.S. and historically low mortgage rates continue to encourage new potential buyers to enter the market – despite the competition. If homeowners thinking about selling

Taking 30 years to pay back a loan can feel like a lifetime. Andy and Nicole Hill were worried that being tied to a mortgage payment would stop them from taking career risks, so the couple came to an agreement: They would pay the house off in under five years. The Hills made their first

Throughout the pandemic, the real estate market was on fire. Mortgage rates and home prices hit all-time lows, and people suddenly had the freedom to live wherever they chose, no longer bound to locations near their work or school. That “impossible” dream home you thought would never be available, let alone in your price range?

Resident works with desk top computers and laptops at Google Inc.’s tech campus at East London’s Tech City. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Google is closing its dedicated start-up space in London known as Campus. The Silicon Valley tech giant announced on Monday that it has decided “not to reopen” Campus in

If you’re planning to stay home this summer or just taking local trips, an online marketplace called The Nopo might just satisfy a bit of your wanderlust. While shopping online doesn’t exactly expose you to the same sights, sounds, and tastes, this platform allows consumers to purchase a variety of items including home decor, rugs,

People look at a home for sale during an open house on April 16, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage moved decidedly higher Thursday, hitting 3.25%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That is the highest rate since mid-April. The move was a

Foreign purchasers have long comprised a large share of home buyers in South Florida. But this year, they are being outnumbered by California and Northeast U.S. transplants, who viewed the pandemic as a catalyst to relocate from their dense urban areas and high-tax states. The result? Record-low inventory levels of single-family homes in South Florida,

China’s residential properties have seen strong demand, and there are three factors driving it, according to Deutsche Bank’s Linan Liu. Data released Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that new home prices in May rose 4.9% from a year ago, compared to a 4.8% increase in April. The average new home prices in

Legacy At Vail Square in Lionshead Village is much more than a premier luxury condominium development on prime Vail real estate. The late Bob Lazier, one of Vail Valley’s pioneer developers and a much-loved community and business leader, began the project in 2006. Lazier was a prolific developer. His Vail projects included The Cornice, Wedel

In this article RDFN INVH Invitation Homes CEO Dallas Tanner told CNBC on Friday the U.S. housing market remains “healthy,” downplaying concerns that the sharp rise in prices during the Covid pandemic is creating bubble-like conditions.  In an interview on “Squawk on the Street,” Tanner said the supply-and-demand dynamics that have contributed to the feverish

It seems as though actor and director Robert Redford is capitalizing on the real estate boom in the West, as he has officially listed his stunning Utah horse ranch for $4.9 million. Redford’s ranch, Horse Whisper Ranch, named after his 1998 movie The Horse Whisperer, is located 16 miles north of Sundance, Utah and spans

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Federal Reserve’s new forecasts on interest rates and inflation don’t amount to much for investors and consumers, especially in the short term, according to financial advisors on CNBC’s FA Council. The Fed on Wednesday sped up its timeframe for raising

Housing markets across the United States are on fire; skyrocketing values may be the death of the 20% down payment. Especially for first-time home buyers, the challenge of coming up with a 20% mortgage down payment can be nearly impossible, especially when continuing to save for other financial goals like retirement. Waiting for a larger