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Inside the $250 million penthouse on ‘Billionaires’ Row’
A penthouse atop the world’s tallest residential building − listed for $250 million − is marking the biggest test of the ultra-luxury real estate market at a time of falling sales and growing ec...
These Are the 7 Worst Housing Markets, According to Lennar
Higher mortgage rates have cut into home sales at a national level—but, as the saying goes, all real estate is local. Lennar , the nation’s second-largest builder by market capitalization, on Thursda...
Humana, CVS Circle Cano Health as Potential Buyers
Humana and CVS Health are circling Cano Health according to people familiar with the situation, as healthcare heavyweights scramble to snap up primary-care providers. The talks are serious and a deal ...
Carl Icahn to investors: ‘The worst is yet to come’
Wall Street icon Carl Icahn has a warning for his fellow investors: “The worst is yet to come.” Speaking on Wednesday at MarketWatch’s Best New Ideas in Money Festival via a remote feed, the 86-year-o...
Brace yourselves, the Fed is about to inflict ‘some pain’ to fight inflation — here’s how to prepare your wallet and portfolio
The Fed is ready to bring the pain. Are you prepared? Weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned there would be “some pain to households and businesses” as the central bank jacks up inte...
Existing home sales fall in August, and prices soften significantly
Sales of previously owned homes fell 0.4% in August from July to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 4.80 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. That is the slowest sal...
Jeffrey Gundlach says bonds are ‘wickedly cheap’ compared to stocks — and offers one way to get a 9% return without much risk
You can forgive Jeffrey Gundlach, a long-suffering Buffalo Bills fan, if he has the NFL on his mind now that the team he supports looks like the Super Bowl favorite. The chief executive of DoubleLine ...
Mortgage demand rises for the first time in six weeks
Real estate listings Adam Jeffery | CNBC Mortgage application volume increased last week for the first time in six weeks, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, despite a rise in interest rate...
Single-family rent increases cool for the third straight month
A ‘For Rent’ sign is posted near a home on February 07, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Rents for single-family homes were 12.6% higher in July compared with the year-e...
If You’re Looking for REITs, Here are BofA’s Favorites
It’s been a tough 2022 for real estate investment trusts. The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index has dropped 20% year to date through Sept. 16 amid roaring inflation and soaring interest rates. That s...
‘Some companies are closing their doors, others are shutting down divisions’: Rocket CEO outlines plans to navigate the dramatic decline in mortgages
The mortgage industry is struggling with higher rates and a sharp drop in buyer demand. Rocket RKT, +0.53% says it’s got a plan to turn things around. There’s turmoil in the sector. Volume of originat...
Zillow sees peak rent growth as over, but that isn’t what the Fed’s tracking
A look at Zillow Group’s closely followed rent index shows that last year’s roughly 17% yearly surge in rental prices was probably the peak, with the rate of increases dramatically receding in the pas...
More homebuilders lower prices, sentiment falls for ninth straight month
A worker walks on the roof of a new home under construction in Carlsbad, California. Mike Blake | Reuters More builders are lowering prices for homes as their confidence in the market continues to tum...
Whither Real Estate
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images There can be little doubt that for as long as the Federal Reserve (Fed) remains committed to its anti-inflation tightening policies, housing – sale...
U.S. Stocks Poised for Mixed Open on Monday
Stocks were poised for a mixed open in New York on Monday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Text size U.S....
The S&P 500 sank 5% in a very bad week for stocks. These 20 lost as much as 24%.
U.S. stocks sputtered Friday to close out the week in the red. The day’s declines of less than 1% for the broad indexes paled against Tuesday’s, when they sank 4% to 5%. For the week, the Dow Jones In...
Pan Sutong’s Battle To Save His Real Estate Empire
Pan Sutong bet billions on a massive project to build opulent homes in Tianjin for China’s nouveaux riche—but the gamble backfired and now Pan’s creditors want to seize his assets. Pan Sutong’s empire...
Is the housing market really crashing? Redfin’s chief economist shares her predictions
This article is reprinted by permission from The Escape Home, a newsletter for second homeowners and those who want to be. Subscribe here. © 2022. All rights reserved. Inflation is high and interest ...
What will people do after getting $10,000 or $20,000 in student debt forgiven? MarketWatch asked readers — here’s the No. 1 answer.
Americans’ student debt loads are poised to lighten up and people are making plans on what’s next for their freed-up cash. Borrowers appear to have two prime targets in mind: getting current on their ...
Mortgage demand declines 29% from last year as rates eclipse 6%
A for sale sign is posted in front of a home that is listed for over $1 million on April 29, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Mortgage demand appears to have nowhere t...
Mr. ‘Big Short’ Burry Takes on Goldman Sachs
Financier Michael Burry became a household name after the 2015 film “The Big Short” which depicted his bet on the subprime-mortgage meltdown that sparked the 2008 financial crisis. What m...
Best hotels for business travelers in Asia-Pacific
Business travelers are on the road again. So there’s no better time for CNBC Travel to name the best hotels for business travel across Asia-Pacific. CNBC joined with the market and consumer data...
Despite Mortgage Rates, You Should Buy a House Right Now
You can’t time the housing market. That statement, on the surface, seems like it’s wrong, but over 50 years of sales data suggest broadly that the right time to buy a house is always now. ...
These are the 10 major housing markets that just saw the biggest declines in home equity
Plus, what to know if you’re thinking about taking out a HELOC. Getty Images/iStockphoto As home prices soared in recent years, homeowners enjoyed record levels of tappable home equity, which is the a...
Home values in August saw their largest monthly decline since 2011. Some cities see house prices drop by 3%.
Home values are edging down as buyers remain spooked by high mortgage rates, according to a new report. The typical value of a home in the U.S. fell 0.3% in August from the previous month, according t...