‘RHOBH’ star Erika Jayne downgrades to LA rental after divorce
Blondes usually have more fun, unless you’re Erika Jayne and have to downgrade from a 10,200-square-foot mansion to a 2,100-square-foot home.
New York City grapples with growing presence of homeless in midtown Manhattan
An influx of homeless people into Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood after an emergency move by New York City to ease crowding in shelters has been a fact of pandemic life for the neighborhood since last spring.
Cantor Fitzgerald exec and wife face lawsuit after refusing to leave Hamptons rental: report
A top Cantor Fitzgerald exec and his wife are refusing to vacate their tony Hamptons rental – and they are living like a “Hoarders’’ episode while exploiting special COVID-19 rules barring eviction, according to a lawsuit and sources.
Mortgage rate decline juices refinances
The Mortgage Bankers Association's refinance index for the week ending June 11 jumped 6% from the previous week, but is still down 22% compared to the same week a year ago. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 61.7% of total applications, compared to 60.4% the previous week.
US housing market needs 5.5 million more units: report
Construction of new housing in the past 20 years fell 5.5 million units short of long-term historical levels, according to a new National Association of Realtors report, which is calling for a “once-in-a-generation” policy response.
Major US cities struggle to regain footing in housing market as COVID-19 restrictions ease
Rent prices in major U.S. cities have continued to experience double-declines even as local leaders ease COVID-19 restrictions, new data shows.
5 top counties for US vacation homes as sales surge
Demand for vacation homes is even hotter than the traditional home market according to new data, with no signs of slowing down.
Lumber prices plunge, Sherwood Lumber COO explains what's driving the decline
Kyle Little, Sherwood Lumber's chief operating officer, argued on Tuesday that the price of lumber was pushed to an “unsustainable price point and now we're seeing a little bit of pushback from the marketplace” as prices continue to drop from last month’s record high.
Inside LA home where Iggy Azalea, neighbor are feuding over renovations
Iggy Azalea is going “Black Widow” on her new Calabasas, California, neighbor over home renovations.
Americans fleeing NY, California, Illinois for Arizona, Idaho and Sun Belt states
Movers in 2020 largely left the northeast in search of warmer weather in the south and southeast, according to data from moving company North American Moving Services.
E11EVEN Hotel & Residences co-founder on collecting crypto deposits on real estate: Enthusiasm 'astounding'
E11EVEN Hotel & Residences co-founder Marc Roberts claims he’s the first to allow cryptocurrency deposits on real estate.
Mortgage market slows as interest rates rise on shortened holiday week, MBA survey says
The mortgage market saw a slight slowdown over the last week as mortgage rates started to tick up. With rates predicted to rise and home prices surging, experts grow worried about affordability challenges.
Florida town accidentally sells municipal water tower
A small town in Florida accidentally sold its water tower in a blundered real estate transaction.
Elon Musk to sell last remaining California home
Elon Musk called his San Francisco Bay area home "a special place" which he hopes to sell to a big family.
Famed haunted hotspot 'Lizzie Borden house' under new ownership, with big plans in the works
The new owner of the famed Lizzie Borden house has big plans for the Massachusetts historical attraction that extend beyond just the typical haunting experience, he told FOX Business.
Montana, the sold-out state New Yorkers can’t get enough of
While hotels across the state are booked solid, during the pandemic many people opted to move there permanently, creating the “Zoom Town Boom” effect across the state.
Demand for vacation homes is wearing off. Here's why
Although the number of buyers who locked in mortgage rates to purchase a second home increased nearly 50% compared to a year ago, "it's the first time in a year the annual growth rate has fallen below 80%," according to a new report by Redfin.
Spike in current mortgage rates unlikely to derail housing market
Home prices are likely to continue higher at an above trend price barring a surge in mortgage rates.
Homebuyers sought out affordable markets in 2020, leaving major cities behind
The housing market remained active throughout the pandemic but movers may have taken into account the effects of the economic downturn – research shows that many people chose to move to a more affordable area in 2020.
Zillow president on housing boom: 'This looks nothing like 2008'
Zillow President Susan Daimler argues the hot housing market 'feels really sustainable' as pandemic 'reshuffling' continues and more millennial buyers age into the market.



















