Real estate

Real estate

Real estate investment trusts (REITs), private equity firms and other large institutional investors have expanded their single-family rental portfolios in recent years, drawing criticism from housing advocates and lawmakers who argue that investor activity has constrained supply and pushed home prices higher. Markets reacted swiftly to Trump's comments. Shares of Invitation Homes the nation's largest owner of single-family rental homes fell more than 7% Wednesday afternoon. Blackstone, a major player in the space that acquired Home Partners of America for $6 billion in 2021 and Tricon Residential for $3.5 billion in 2024, was down about 5%.

KBWD generates immediate cash flow from financial sector dividend payers. The fund tracks the KBW Nasdaq Financial Sector Dividend Yield Index, with 96.8% of assets in financials and top holdings like Invesco Mortgage Capital, Orchid Island Capital, and AGNC Investment. The portfolio tilts heavily toward mortgage REITs that earn spreads on residential mortgage-backed securities. These companies borrow short-term funds at low rates, invest in longer-term mortgage securities, and distribute the interest spread as dividends.

They have strong demand for the American dream of homeownership, but they're really just feeling left behind right now, Jessica Lautz, the deputy chief economist at NAR, said of first-time buyers. Homeownership is a way that many Americans build wealth and unfortunately they're just being pushed to the sidelines for a longer period of time and losing out on those wealth gains. They're also thinking about unique ways to enter into homeownership.

If you are inside the Texas Triangle and complaining about the state of single-family homebuilding, you are not seeing the opportunity correctly. The Texas Triangle today looks a lot like Southern California in scale and Hg weight. But Texas is growing faster, is less constrained by land and regulation, and is more affordable for firms and households. In 2004, the Texas Triangle encompassed five of the 20 largest U.S. cities and accounted for more than 70% of Texans, with a population of 13.8 million.

A developer has lodged an appeal against a council's refusal of its plans to build a 29-storey tower next to Battersea Bridge. The developer has now appealed to the Planning Inspectorate to overturn the council's decision and approve the controversial scheme to replace the six-storey Glassmill office building, on Battersea Bridge Road, with the tower. Inspector Joanna Gilbert will make a decision on the appeal in due course.

In September Hackney Council gave the green light to the final phases of the Woodberry Down regeneration masterplan. This has been a long time in the making, as the Woodberry Down regeneration officially began 20 years ago. Developers Berkeley Homes have now been given the go-ahead to complete the final stages, officially known as phases 5-8. Berkeley sought permission to build up to a 3,083 new homes in the area across the four phases, of which the developer said 43 percent would be affordable.

Home sales dropped 11.2 per cent in the Greater Toronto Area last year compared to 2024, according to a new report released Wednesday. "Economic uncertainty weighed on consumer confidence" in 2025, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) said in its December Market Watch report. "Over the same period, listing inventory remained elevated, allowing for selling prices to be negotiated downward, helping improve affordability," the report says.

The yellow brick building was designed by Eric O. Holmgren for the Sun Heights Building Corporation and completed in 1927, according to a certificate of occupancy. Holmgren practiced in Brooklyn and did a fair amount of work within the Finnish community constructing early co-operative housing. Interestingly, the name carved above the entrance of this building is "Park Slope Homes," despite the location across the street from Sunset Park.

In its analysis, the firm said it screened more than 10,000 Census-designated places in the largest 100 metro areas of the country, and chose from cities that had at least 500 active home listings in the last year. Its ranking also considered factors like housing availability, whether the city had a community of young people, the average estimated commute time, and affordability, which was weighted as one of the most important factors in Realtor.com's analysis.

[T]here was only one photo: a small corner of the apartment where I could see part of a green wall and a peep of herringbone floors. There were no more photos, but my gut said this was the one. Any apartment with green walls is okay with me!

Phyllis Carr passed away on July 16 in her husband Gregory Harper's arms after a lengthy illness at age 69. Phyllis was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on Oct. 9, 1955, to Carrie and Robert Carr. She moved with her family to Los Angeles in the late 1960s, attending James Foshay Jr. High and later graduating from Manual Arts High School.

The average U.S. home insurance premium increased 24% between 2021 and 2024, according to the Consumer Federation of America outpacing inflation by 11% over the same period. Looking ahead, 82% of homeowners expect their premiums to rise in 2026. Most anticipate modest increases: 43% expect hikes of 1% to 5%. Another 29% expect increases of 6% to 10%, while 16% expect premiums to rise by more than 10%, the report said.

Ardstone subsidiary, Sandford Living Ltd is making a renewed bid to secure planning permission for a €356m apartment scheme at the corner of Sandford Road and Milltown Road in Dublin 6. As part of its Part V social housing requirements, Sandford Living is proposing to sell 56 of the planned 562 apartments to the City Council for social housing and has put a price tag of €1.03m on the largest three-bedroom apartment.

Among cities surging the most last year, the North Austin suburb of Georgetown claimed the No. 10 spot, with its move-in ratio climbing 36% year over year. Georgetown, noted as the Retirement Capital of Texas, is aligned with other retiree destinations becoming the latest hotspots, MoveBuddha experts found.

A seasoned marketing executive, Tribelli will report to FoA President Kristen Sieffert and help scale the company's reach while sharpening how its products are positioned with consumers, advisors and other stakeholders. FoA focuses on home-equity-based products for senior homeowners. Tribelli joins FoA, the second-largest reverse mortgage lender in the federal Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program in 2025, as the company continues to invest in growth.

The unit in the 400 block of Homer Avenue in Palo Alto was sold on Nov. 26, 2025 for $1,863,000 which represents a price per square foot of $1,179. The condominium, built in 1981, has an interior space of 1,580 square feet. The layout of this condo includes three bedrooms and three baths. The property is equipped with a heating system. In addition, the home includes four parking spots, providing ample room for multiple vehicles. The property's lot measures 784 square feet in area.

The new entity that owns San Francisco Centre, the city's biggest mall, has sued to evict three of the last remaining tenants, according to court filings. An unlawful detainer motion filed Friday seeks the eviction of Executive Order bar; KBR Enterprises Inc., which operates the Shoe Wiz repair service; and Fardin Amiri, who appears to own a salon in the mall.

In late December, the DOJ filed a statement of interest in the Davis homebuyer commission lawsuit, which was filed in May 2024 against Howard Hanna Real Estate Services. In the filing, which was signed by Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, the DOJ urged the court to take a closer look at agent commissions, arguing that they are still possibly inflated due to unreasonable trade group rules that the department feels are inherently unlawful.

Real estate has been part of Sarah's life since childhood. She grew up in Stoney Creek, Ontario, in a family shaped by property and design. Her mother built a career as a real estate agent, while her grandfather constructed custom homes. That early exposure gave her a practical understanding of how homes are planned, built, and lived in. Sarah brings an academic lens to her work.

In addition to these lawsuits, Compass and Anywhere have also received demand letters from other stockholders, who had similar concerns about the disclosures. Additionally, an analysis of RealTrends Verified data published by The Capitol Forum in mid-December found that the proposed acquisition could create market share concentrations well above presumptively illegal thresholds, in at least a dozen states. This includes more than 80% market share in both Newport Beach, California and Manhattan.

All of the teams named as defendants advertise on either their social media channels or website that they are part of the Zillow Flex program. Similarly to the two original complaints, the consolidated amended complaint claims that Zillow, and now the real estate defendants, violated a variety of statutes, including the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the Washington Consumer Protection Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and the law of unjust enrichment and fiduciary duty.

Plopping a new, modern building atop a cherished, historic one is not a novel concept. In New York, the Hearst Tower rises out of a six-story Art Deco building from 1928. The Antwerp Port House, designed by architect Zaha Hadid, delicately balances a glass structure above a fire station. And using air rights to develop skyscrapers over transit hubs to fund their improvements is nothing new, either.

Aside from the ongoing geopolitical turmoil we've seen, as well as concerns around inflation driven by quickly-changing tariff and trade policies, the direction of monetary policy coming out of the Federal Reserve could be the hot topic many will be watching very closely. Given president Trump's views on interest rates (namely, that they're way too high right now), a pressure campaign is still being waged on the Fed to drop rates, and do so quickly.

The transaction will result in Onity's subsidiary, Liberty Reverse Mortgage, exiting the reverse mortgage origination business. In December, Liberty closed 105 loans, bringing its 2025 total to 1,166 and ranking fifth nationally. That marked a decline from 2024, when the company ranked fourth with 1,125 loans. Meanwhile, Longbridge Financial, owned by Ellington Financial, originated 404 loans in December and 4,146 in 2025, up from 3,299 the prior year.

As the country reemerged from the coronavirus pandemic lockdown in 2021- when the COVID vaccine finally arrived, TikTok reached 1 billion downloads and Adele finally released new music - the housing market also saw its own interesting development. That year, banks offered some of the lowest interest rates seen in over a decade for a type of housing loan known as an adjustable-rate mortgage.

Rural Middleville is far from a bustling metropolis, best known for the Herkimer Diamond Mines, which are only open seasonally. But solitude is the allure in this town and at this Airbnb; it's a place to unwind and relax with no agenda. Cohosted by For The Love of Upstate, a host with a collection of restored properties in the area, the listing promised a private in-home spa, thoughtful details with comfort at the helm, and stunning river views.