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The United States is entering a new economic era as the Federal Reserve hikes its benchmark interest rate. In July 2023, the federal funds effective rate stood above 5% for the first time in four decades. As interest rates climb, economists say financial conditions are headed back to being more normal. related investing news Stocks,

Beyond the impressive entryway with stone pillars and impressive brickwork, the centerpiece of the 5.81-acre property in Bernards Township is a cedar clapboard and fieldstone home. Built in the mid-1700s, the New Jersey estate was once part of a larger farm. It was renovated and expanded on either side to 15 rooms in 2011. The

Prospective home buyers arrive with a realtor to a house for sale in Dunlap, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates didn’t move at all last week, and are still sitting near a recent high. With home prices continuing to rise, that pushed more potential homebuyers to the sidelines. Total mortgage application

Commercial leases for occupancy often require the tenant to pay a percentage of increases in real estate taxes imposed on the owner’s building, to the extent those taxes exceed the taxes in a base tax year. That base tax year is sometimes the tax year when the parties sign the lease, sometimes the next tax

A house is for sale in Arlington, Virginia, July 13, 2023.  Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Home prices in May rose for the fifth straight month on the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index, but regional differences are widening. The gains come despite a sharp jump in mortgage interest rates during the month.

Climate change is not a distant threat, but a present danger that is already wreaking havoc on our lives and homes. From devastating floods to scorching heat waves to raging wildfires, homeowners need to prepare for the consequences of our warming planet. Preparing for these challenges requires investments at both the household and government levels.The

“The fear of interest rate increases has influenced people’s thinking — it’s not just the homeowners, it’s new buyers who wanted to get in before the interest rates went up even more,” says Robert Shiller, professor of economics at Yale University. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A decade-long rally in U.S. home prices could

The highly-anticipated Barbie movie is finally out and it’s fair to say it’s one of the most influential films of the year. So it’s not a surprise that Barbiecore is one of the most talked about aesthetics in the home space right now. Pink is back in a major way and people love this bright,

Private apartments are seen against the backdrop of the Marina Bay Sands hotel and the Singapore Flyer observatory wheel in Singapore on March 23, 2022. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images Rents in prime residential areas increased the most in Singapore, Lisbon and Berlin in the first half of the year, according to a

Taking out a loan for a real estate investment may seem tougher than ever—especially for those new to the game. In the wake of three bank failures, rising interest rates, and a contraction of credit among lenders, clearly there are additional challenges in today’s market. In early 2023, Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, followed closely by

Lucy Lambriex | DigitalVision | Getty Images Despite a sizeable elderly and disabled population in the U.S., there is not enough affordable housing to accommodate those individuals. “For millions of Americans, adequate housing is more of an aspiration than a reality,” said Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., who serves as chairman of the Senate Special Committee

Roll the opening credits of the 1969 John Wayne classic True Grit and you’ll see a scene largely unchanged today. It’s the rugged barn and old school at a ranch for sale in Placerville, Colorado. The San Juan Mountains stretch along the distant horizon. Called True Grit West, the scenic property encompasses 336 acres on

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images After a pause last month, experts predict the Federal Reserve likely will raise rates by a quarter of a point at the conclusion of its meeting next week. Fed officials have pledged not to be complacent about the rising cost of

Many first-time visitors to the West London district of Notting Hill arrive with a handful of preconceptions grown from a passing familiarity with the Portobello Road Market, the annual Notting Hill Carnival or the 1990s romantic comedy that bears its name. Not all presumptions are inaccurate, however, and in the case of Notting Hill, these

A house is for sale in Arlington, Virginia, July 13, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Sales of pre-owned homes dropped 3.3% in June compared with May, running at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 4.16 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. Compared with June of last year, sales were

Typically, luxury homes in Whitefish, Montana, are designed to fit into the spectacularly rugged landscape. Dominant styles are traditional mountain and glass-filled mountain modern, which rely on using natural materials with wood and stone accents. But there are exceptions. The contemporary lakefront home takes its cues from coastal Carolina cottages thousands of miles … [+]

The U.S. housing market is in historic turmoil. Years of rock bottom interest rates, then the pandemic, and now an unprecedented cycle of tightening by the Federal Reserve that is likely not over yet, have left buyers and sellers in difficult spot. Prices have begun to level off or decline in many areas in response

Anyone with an eye for detail will be awestruck at this Spanish Colonial Revival estate in Santa Barbara’s Hope Ranch enclave. La Sonrisa was designed in 1931 by Floyd E. Brewster, a protégé of architect George Washington Smith, who worked with Carleton Winslow Sr. on the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The property sits

Michael Barr, vice chair for supervision of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve, testifies during a House Committee on Financial Services hearing on Oversight of Prudential Regulators, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2023. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator expressed caution Tuesday

Ever since Lindsay Lohan announced her pregnancy in March 2023, fans have been anticipating her latest project, a baby boy with husband Bader Shammas. No one is more excited about this than Sara Adam Slywka, cofounder of Nestig, which recently collaborated on a line of ocean-themed nursery accessories with the actress. Slywka tells me, “Lindsay