Investor concerns about Blackstone’s big retail real estate fund have weighed on its stock in recent months and comments by management this week didn’t appear to help. Although Blackstone (ticker: BX)...
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Tyler Perry, Jake Gyllenhaal And Heidi Klum; The Role Of Celebrity Endorsements In Real Estate
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 05: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was shot in black and white.) Tyler Perry … [+] attends his studio grand opening gala at Tyler Perry Studios on October 05, 2019 in Atla...
Why the housing market should brace for double-digit mortgage rates in 2023
Even if Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his cohorts stopped hiking policy rates soon, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate still would climb to 10%, according to Christopher Whalen, chairman of ...
Caesars, developer SL Green join forces
Video slot machines at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. George Rose | Getty Images Developer SL Green Realty is working with casino operator Caesars Entertainment on a bid to bring a casino to New...
Existing home sales fall to a 10-year low in September
Real estate broker Rebecca Van Camp places a “Sold” placard on her sign in front of a home in Meridian, Idaho, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Darin Oswald | Tribune News Service | Getty Imag...
Multigenerational Hispanic households feel rising economic pressure
Juan Espinoza, far left, with his family. A combination of rising interest rates, high home values and limited inventory has been squeezing prospective homebuyers — and perhaps few know that as well a...
Homebuilder sentiment drops to half of what it was six months ago
A worker stands on the roof of a home under construction at a new housing development in San Rafael, California. Getty Images Homebuilder sentiment in the single-family home market has fallen to half ...
Tesla, Goldman Sachs, Netflix, AT&T, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
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‘We’re seeing buyers backing out’: This dramatic chart reveals U-turn in the housing market as sellers slash home prices
Here’s a chart that speaks a thousand words about the state of the real-estate market right now. The chart above, part of a new report by real-estate brokerage Redfin RDFN, -7.03% on the property mark...
China Evergrande’s Debt-Crisis Fallout: Losses, Layoffs and More Defaults
Listen to article (2 minutes) When China Evergrande Group began struggling under a mountain of debt last year, it quietly set off a chain reaction across the country. Chinese authorities prevented a ...
Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Purchase of Albertsons to Create a Grocery Giant
Grocery giant Kroger said it was acquiring rival Albertsons in a roughly $24.6 billion tie-up that will help drive profitability and establish a larger footprint of nearly 5,000 stores. Kroger (ticker...
Ray Dalio expects ‘negative or poor real returns’ in markets for next five years
When MarketWatch first started publishing financial news and data 25 years ago, Bridgewater Associates was a little-known hedge fund firm that was overshadowed by other macro investing trading operati...
Young, wealthy investors are turning to alternative investments
More advisors are using alternative investments Alternative investments typically fall into four categories: hedge funds, private equity, “real assets” such as real estate or commodities a...
Mortgage Rates Are Soaring. What Financial Pros Say Clients Should Do.
The low-rate mortgage boat has sailed. According to Freddie Mac, the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan is now 6.7%, more than double the 3.01% rate from this time last year. That...
Demand for riskier home loans is high as interest rates soar
Mortgage demand dropped again last week as rates climbed higher, but one type of loan is attracting borrowers. Adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, which offer lower rates, are seeing renewed demand af...
Mortgage rate is over 7% and it’s getting harder to qualify for loan
JB Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s a double whammy for would-be homebuyers. Not only are interest rates soaring, it’s getting harder to qualify for a loan. The average rate on the pop...
Opinion: Florida’s insurance rates have almost doubled over five years, yet insurance companies are still losing money — and the reason is more insidious than hurricanes
Hurricane risk might seem like the obvious problem, but there is a more insidious driver in this financial train wreck. Finance professor Shahid Hamid, who directs the Laboratory for Insurance at Flor...
Here’s how uber-rich pass wealth tax-free to heirs when markets are down
Brand New Images | Stone | Getty Images A lousy stock market is often no reason for investors to cheer. But for the uber-rich, it may offer a route to lower estate taxes down the road. That’s be...
Brace for Mortgage Rates to Climb Higher After the Jobs Report
Text size A housing development in Pearland, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The rising cost of buying a home has cooled the market this year. In a roundabout way, Friday’s jobs report will add to ho...
Residential housing demand ‘cratered’ as mortgage rates spiked, analyst says
Raymond James analyst Buck Horne lowered ratings on all of the home-builder stocks he covers, as he believes the recent “relentless” climb in mortgage rates has ensured a housing recession. “Interest ...