Tag: Real estate

Technology stocks have been retreating as the Federal Reserve’s change in policy has set up expectations for a significant rise in interest rates. Some investors will panic at a time like this and sel...

I’m 26, make $300K a year and have saved over $275K. Should I buy an apartment — or just keep renting?

I’m a single 26-year-old who’s been renting in downtown Atlanta for almost 5 years and want to buy my first home. My lease only allows me to enter the market once a year. If I find a deal, should I br...

Victims in Colorado Fire Face High Building Costs Exceeding Insurance Coverage

Rising construction costs will push the price tag for rebuilding after Colorado’s most destructive wildfire beyond the insurance coverage of some homeowners, according to construction, insurance-indus...

Most expensive home in America lists for $295 million, may head to auction

A 105,000-square-foot megamansion, known as “The One,” in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles listed Friday for $295 million, making it the most expensive listing in America. The property, ...

China’s property problems spread to once-healthy developers like Shimao

InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland, a luxury hotel developed by Shimao and managed by IHG, opened in 2018 and is pictured here on Oct. 11, 2020. Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING —...

‘The Fed might have to really stop on the brakes’: Mortgage rates surge to highest level in over a year

01/06/2022

Mortgage rates rose markedly in the first week of 2022 — potentially setting the tone for a year in which economist expect interest rates to move steadily higher. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage avera...

Stocks Tumble as Fed Minutes Confirm Rate Hikes Are Coming

01/05/2022

Text size Interest rate hikes are coming. The stock market is taking note. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images Stocks fell Wednesday after the minutes from the last FOMC meeting confirmed that the Federal R...

Manhattan real estate reaches record-breaking $30 billion in sales

01/04/2022

Manhattan real estate posted its best year ever in 2021, rebounding from the pandemic with $30 billion in sales, according to real estate reports. The 16,000-plus signed contracts were also a record, ...

China Evergrande says contracted sales dropped 38.7% in 2021

01/03/2022

An exterior view of China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2018. Bobby Yip | Reuters BEIJING — Indebted property developer China Evergrande’s contracted sales plunged last year as...

These are the stocks Wall Street analysts heavily favor for 2022 and also expect to rise the most

01/03/2022

As the coronavirus pandemic has stretched out, investors have continued to pour money into stocks, in part because the alternatives have been dismal. Why bother with 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds that y...

Home Depot Was the Dow’s Best Performer. Why the Gains Are Set to Continue.

01/01/2022

Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Home construction and improvement stocks are poised to continue their gains in 2022, as the work-from-home trend continues, mortgage rates remain low, and proper...

These are the best-performing S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 stocks of 2021

01/01/2022