Rising costs and falling confidence in the U.S. economy are fast becoming a toxic cocktail for the housing market. As a result, a growing number of buyers are backing out of deals they’ve made with homebuilders and sellers of existing homes. Homebuilder cancellation rates have more than doubled since April, according to surveys by John
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How I Met Your Mother star, Alyson Hannigan, and her husband, fellow actor Alexis Denisof of Angel fame, are selling an architectural masterpiece home known as the Sherman Residence. At $18 million, a sale near the listing price would be more than twice the $7.95 million the couple paid for the Encino compound back in
More than 300 years of agricultural and architectural history are represented at a 135-acre property in Clarksville, Maryland. Known as Richland Farm, the spread about 25 miles outside of Baltimore has earned a spot in the National Register of Historic Places as a “farmstead which characterized rural Howard County from the late 18th century through
Like many famous residents living within its rolling landscape, the Hollywood Hills are much more than what is visible to the public eye. For starters, the central Los Angeles neighborhood is actually composed of 10 smaller neighborhoods, including notable enclaves such as Laurel Canyon, the Bird Streets and Sunset Plaza. Stretching across the Cahuenga Pass
Mountain towns across the country have yet to settle from the avalanche of home buyers that has been sweeping through states such as Colorado, Montana and California for the past two years. Thanks to an increase in remote work and a growing appetite for lifestyle home purchases, mountain properties continue to be hot commodities—so much
Traditional design done well can give an estate instant gravitas. And that’s what this newly built home in Montecito has. The two-story has a timeless elegance that makes it looks as though it is truly rooted in the Southern California coastal enclave, which evolved over more than a century from a popular spot for wealthy
Late last year, a flood of cash from tech enthusiasts and corporate marketers ignited real estate prices in the metaverse. Alt-coin owners and CryptoPunk NFT collectors with stars in their eyes and cash in their pockets looked to justify soaring prices by buying properties near those of celebrities, many of whom were using the metaverse
With a steady supply of multi-million dollar properties dotted across a varied topography, Los Angeles is home to some of the most affluent neighborhoods in the country, many of which have become household names. Nowhere are these neighborhoods more clustered than on the city’s Westside. Comprising more than 20 Los Angeles neighborhoods, the sprawling western
The idea of branded residential properties is not new—roughly a hundred years ago, the Sherry-Netherland became the first branded hotel development to feature fully-serviced apartments. While the idea may not be revolutionary, the branded residence sector is going through something of a revolution. In the last decade, residential properties attached to brands have expanded 230%,
At times in its long history, the New Jersey waterfront setting of Port Imperial, across the Hudson River from Manhattan, has been highly sought for very different reasons. Early in the 20th Century, the port’s key location along the river so near Midtown made it a prime place to establish humming manufacturing plants and busy
Serial entrepreneur Bill Smith launched Landing in 2019. The furnished apartment rental firm expects $200 million in revenue this year by catering to the work-from-anywhere generation. Bill Smith steers his midnight silver Tesla X through the streets of downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and pulls into a low-rise apartment complex. “This used to be a brothel 100
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., discusses the Inflation Reduction Act on Aug. 7, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Senate Democrats curtailed a tax break for certain pass-through businesses as part of the Inflation Reduction Act passed Sunday. A pass-through or flow-through business is one that reports
A sign stands outside an upscale home for sale in the Lake Pointe Subdivision of Austin, Texas. Ed Lallo | Bloomberg | Getty Images Consumer confidence in the housing market dropped to the lowest level since 2011, as both prospective buyers and sellers have become more pessimistic, according to a monthly survey released Monday by
China’s real estate industry accounts for more than a quarter of national GDP, according to Moody’s. Pictured here is a residential complex under construction on Dec. 15, 2021, in Guizhou province. Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s real estate troubles could spill into other major sectors if the problems persist —
In this article F RKT A new wave of development is rippling through downtown Detroit. “Walking around Detroit in 2008 or 2009 is not the same as walking around in 2022,” said Ramy Habib, a local entrepreneur. “It is absolutely magnificent what happened throughout those 15 years.” Between 2010 and 2019, just 708 new housing
An “Open House” sign at the Saratoga Homes Glendale Lakes community development in Arcola, Texas, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images After dropping at the end of July, mortgage rates moved higher on average again last week, but the daily moves were volatile. Mortgage demand was split, with gains
Thinking about buying a home? Now could be a good time to do it. The current average 30-year fixed rate mortgage as of Aug. 11, 2022 was 5.46%, according to BankRate’s analysis. Although that rate is lower than July’s average rate of 5.73%, it remains much higher than Aug. 12, 2021’s average rate of 2.87%
In this article CAPN-SG Real estate investors are now being “careful and prudent” about deploying capital in the face of growing economic uncertainty around the world, said leading Singaporean property investment manager CapitaLand Investment. Its half-year financial results on Thursday revealed that CapitaLand Investment’s profit fell 38% to $433 million Singaporean dollars ($316 million) for
A worker drills plywood on a single family home under construction in Lehi, Utah, on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Builder sentiment in the market for single-family homes fell into negative territory in August, as builders and buyers struggle with higher costs. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments: Oil’s decline is good news We want confirmation that inflation’s peaked Quick mentions: JNJ, LLY, LIN Disney’s real problem is its balance sheet 1. Oil’s decline is good news Stocks