Tag: Real Estate

In this May 21, 2014 photo, a sign sits in front of a new home for sale in West Des Moines, Iowa. The Commerce Department reports on sales of new homes in April on Friday, May 23, 2014.

Existing home sales fall to lowest level since 2010 thanks to high mortgage rates

Zach Halaschak · November 21, 2023 3:05 pm

Beltway Confidential

The cautionary tragedy of WeWork and the zero interest rate delusion

Tiana Lowe Doescher · November 10, 2023 10:02 am

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, speaks at the AARP Presidential Candidates Forum at the Hotel at Kirkwood Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, July 17, 2019.

Google and Australian developer pull out of San Francisco mixed-use housing project

Jenny Goldsberry · November 3, 2023 4:38 pm

In this Feb. 21, 2019, photo a newly constructed homes sit near a sign in Natick, Mass.

Massachusetts tops list as state with longest time frame to save for a house

Jenny Goldsberry · November 2, 2023 10:49 pm

A for sale sign stands outside a single-family home on the market late Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Denver.

Jury holds real estate agents liable for $1.8 billion in damages in antitrust lawsuit

Zach Halaschak · October 31, 2023 7:59 pm

President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in Washington, where he will award the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

White House announces plan to boost commercial-to-residential property conversions

Zach Halaschak · October 27, 2023 10:00 am

Home sale signs are posted along Topanga Canyon road in Los Angeles, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes in September fell for the fourth month in a row, grinding to their slowest pace in more than a decade as prospective homebuyers grapple with surging mortgage rates and a near historic-low level of properties on the market.

New home sales increase in September to highest rate in 19 months

Zach Halaschak · October 25, 2023 2:03 pm

Indiaâs Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Biden,Â June 2023.

Buying now 50% more expensive than renting, thanks to soaring mortgage rates

Zach Halaschak · October 23, 2023 9:26 pm

Home sale signs are posted along Topanga Canyon road in Los Angeles, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes in September fell for the fourth month in a row, grinding to their slowest pace in more than a decade as prospective homebuyers grapple with surging mortgage rates and a near historic-low level of properties on the market.

Housing disaster threatens economy in front of Biden’s eyes

Joseph Lawler, Zach Halaschak · October 23, 2023 7:41 pm

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, visitors look toward the "Painted Ladies," a row of historical Victorian homes, in front of the San Francisco skyline from Alamo Square Park in San Francisco.

San Francisco apartment building depreciates almost 50% in value

Jenny Goldsberry · October 23, 2023 3:10 am

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Housing market red alert: Mortgage rates hit 8%, highest since turn of century

Zach Halaschak · October 19, 2023 8:11 pm

A sign noting a pending sale is shown in front of a home on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Concord, Massachusetts. On Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, the National Association of Realtors reported sales of existing homes fell in September.

Existing home sales fall to lowest level since 2010 as high mortgage rates freeze market

Zach Halaschak · October 19, 2023 2:05 pm