Republicans are suddenly more optimistic about the housing market after Donald Trump‘s presidential election win, while Democrats grow less so, according to a new survey commissioned by Realtor.com®. Roughly 1 in 5 Republicans say they are now more likely to buy a home as a result of the election, while 24% of Democrats say they are now less
Month: November 2024
A home with a “Sold” sign from a real estate company in North Patchogue, New York. Steve Pfost | Newsday | Getty Images A sharp drop in mortgage rates brought homebuyers off the fence in October after a slow summer. Sales of previously owned homes last month rose 3.4% from September to a seasonally adjusted,
We’re selling 165 shares of Best Buy at roughly $86 each. Following Wednesday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 600 shares of BBY, decreasing its weighting to about 1.5% from 1.9%. Best Buy shares have been on a steady decline since October on concerns about electronic retail sales and the potential for higher tariffs
Single-family homes in a residential neighborhood in San Marcos, Texas. Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty Images After flatlining the week before, mortgage demand rose last week, despite mortgage rates increasing for the fourth straight week. Total application volume climbed 1.7% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index.
Supermodel Cara Delevingne has sold her fire-ravaged Los Angeles mansion for $4.6 million—six months after the property was destroyed in an enormous blaze. Property records indicate that the Studio City, CA, mansion, which Delevingne purchased for $7 million back in 2019, was sold in an off-market deal on Sept. 17 via an LLC. Images of the four-bedroom, six-bathroom home taken just
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This statement home in Georgia is now listed for a just-as-statement sum — but its design alone wasn’t always enjoyed by locals. On Sea Island, a contemporary structure that stands apart from the neighboring Mediterranean-style residences aims to fetch $40 million, according to the Wall Street Journal, which makes it among the most expensive in
It’s build-or-bolt time for BXP on Madison Avenue. The developer is itching to build a skyscraper at 343 Madison between East 44th and 45th streets, which is currently a block-long, empty lot owned by the MTA. But it needs an anchor tenant before the striking, 46-story, 950,000 square-foot tower — designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox
Approximately 1 in 3 U.S. adults ages 18 to 34 live in their parents’ home, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The pandemic caused more young adults to return home or remain living with their parents into their late 20s and 30s, but aside from that spike, the numbers have remained fairly consistent in recent
Former “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Kelly Dodd and her husband, ex-Fox News reporter Rick Leventhal, have parted ways with their picturesque Westhampton, LI home — selling it for $1.16 million, The Post has learned. The duo, now firmly planted in Southern California, decided that managing the East Coast property was no longer practical.
Pekic | E+ | Getty Images Mortgage rates seem to have steadied. That may be a good sign for the market, experts say. The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage in the U.S. slightly dipped to 6.78% for the week ending Nov. 14, barely changed from 6.79% a week prior, according to Freddie Mac data via
Greg Carr, the tech mogul behind Boston Technology and former Prodigy chair, is saying goodbye to his glam New York penthouse after almost a quarter century. And it comes with one rare, and shiny, perk that literally sets a gold standard. The coveted 5,000-square-foot gem at 170 Fifth Ave., crowned by a 40-foot gold dome,
Exceptionally strong housing demand in the U.S. has large homebuilders in the driver’s seat and smaller builders ripe for takeover. The buyers are both domestic and Japanese. M&A activity in the single-family homebuilder space is having a record year in terms of dollar volume, and close to a record in the number of deals, according
First-time homebuyers in America are hitting an unprecedented milestone, and it’s not one they’ll be celebrating. According to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the median age for first-time buyers has surged to 38 — the oldest on record and up three years from just last summer. Gone are the days