Real Estate

Views of the Tasman Sea, the sound of waves lapping along the Whanganui Inlet, rocky outcroppings that yield to stretches of subtropical sandy beaches. Encompassing a peninsula and surrounded by bushland, Westhaven Retreat is a rare trophy property and tourism business opportunity on the northwest corner of New Zealand’s South Island. The 330-hectare (815-acre) site

Beyoncé performs on stage headlining the Grand Reveal of Dubai’s newest luxury hotel, Atlantis The Royal on January 21, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Mason Poole/parkwood Media | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It was the talk of the town. Of the entire country, really — and then

Set on the Island of Montreal, the city of Westmount is home to some of Canada’s most affluent neighborhoods. But Westmount is not only home to wealthy residents. It boasts notable ones as well. The late singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen was born there, and United States Vice President Kamala Harris attended the local high school. Filled

Colorful cafe bars at the iconic Beale Street music and entertainment district of downtown Memphis, Tennessee. benedek | iStock | Getty Images Despite broad hikes in rental prices, competition is easing in some U.S. markets as inventory grows, according to a new report from national real estate brokerage HouseCanary. At the end of 2022, the

The housing market is showing early signs of recovery with pending sales of homes climbing for the first time in a year. Pending home sales fell 26% year over year during the four weeks ending January 22 as mortgage rates ticked down. It was the smallest drop in more than three months, according to a

By most measures, the U.S. economy is in solid shape. Although the first half of 2022 started off with negative growth, a strong labor market and resilient consumer helped turn things around and give hope for the year ahead. related investing news A further stock rally will be ‘like bathing in lava’ for market bears,

The Biden administration released its promised game plan to “protect renters and promote rental affordability.” The accompanying White House Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights sounds good but doesn’t have any actual force of law behind it, as the long legal disclaimer at the beginning makes clear. According to government figures, 44 million households

Housing rights activists and tenants protest against evictions and the poor condition of their apartments outside the offices the landlord Broadway Capital in Chelsea, Massachusetts on April 25, 2022. Brian Snyder | Reuters The Biden administration announced on Wednesday new actions to protect renters across the U.S., including trying to curb practices that prevent people

Imagine what it would be like to own a secluded hunting lodge in New Zealand’s Southern Alps surrounded by glacier-covered mountains, expansive rivers and rugged bushland. Now, consider the real possibility of it. A sizable slice of the South Island, developed over more than two decades by one family, has become available as an investment

Lifestylevisuals | E+ | Getty Images It may come as no surprise that among millennials who have intended to buy a house this year, 92% said in a recent survey that inflation has impacted their goal. Yet most of them aren’t letting it serve as a roadblock, according to the survey from Real Estate Witch,

That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. For many of us, swimming underneath ice for 216 feet or running a half marathon above the Artic Circle barefoot sounds quite deadly. For endurance athlete Wim Hof, cold therapy is a pathway to greater health. “Frequent exposure to cold is linked to a number of different

The Bund in Shanghai, China, on Oct. 17, 2022. China’s gross domestic product grew 3% in 2022, less than half of 2021’s rate. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s economy looks poised for a rebound in 2023, but a lot depends on one variable — the consumer, said investment management firm KraneShares. “As external

Before the Covid virus changed the face of business and the workplace, new offices were being built at record rates. When remote work suddenly rendered them superfluous, it neatly aligned with a great need for housing of all kinds, creating an ideal scenario for adaptive re-use. The results are becoming clear: according to a survey

Getty Images Randy had an 850 credit score. According to FICO, the most popular scoring model, that’s as good as it gets. Still, a line on his credit report said he could lower his utilization rate, so he promptly paid off the remainder of his car loan with one $6,000 payment, and then his score

Deep in the heart of Texas, a newly finished residence suffused with boreal light and featuring miles of unobstructed Texas Hill Country views has swaggered onto the Lone Star State market. Located 25 miles west of Austin, the 4,100-square foot home is sited near Dripping Springs––in 2014 named the state’s first International Dark Sky Community.

Consumers returned from the holiday season to find mortgage rates at their lowest point since September, and they are responding in dramatic fashion. Mortgage application volume jumped nearly 28% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with

Florida’s Melbourne Beach has been attracting out-of-towners since the late 1800s. Over the years, the barrier island town in coastal Brevard County has become a family-friendly bedroom community and vacation destination. One side of the community faces the Indian River Lagoon; the other, the Atlantic Ocean. Taking full advantage of the panoramic views is this

Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images Between rents rising and most pandemic-era eviction bans having expired, the number of tenants coming home to find notices on their doors is picking up. In just the first week of January, the Eviction Lab at Princeton University has counted more than 9,300 eviction filings in the nine states and the

On June 2021 I wrote a post here titled “3 Reasons Why The Real Estate Boom Is Not A Bubble.” At the time, a lingering deficit of housing units was pushing up housing prices but the combination of low rates, healthy savings and strong income made it still quite affordable to buy a home. The

Homes in Rocklin, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. A record number of homes are being delisted as sellers face a sharp drop in demand, according to real estate brokerage Redfin. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes dropped 1.5% in December from the previous month, according to