In this article ETC.BF= BTC.BS=-USS Tony Andrews | Twenty20 U.S. homebuyers apparently aren’t all that interested in paying their mortgages in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. United Wholesale Mortgage, which made its public debut in January via a special purpose acquisition (SPAC) merger, began piloting crypto payments in August in a first for the industry. But CEO Mat Ishbia
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An exterior view of China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2018. Bobby Yip | Reuters BEIJING — The People’s Bank of China said Friday that indebted developer China Evergrande is its own case, and that most real estate businesses in the country are stable. Property giant Evergrande has $300 billion in liabilities
Aerial photography of “river view house” on the side of the Yangtze River. Yichang, Hubei Province, Oct. 16, 2020. Costfot | Barcroft Media | Getty Images The fallout in China’s property sector is showing no signs of abating, as more developers face the threat of default — even as uncertainty over the fate of heavily
A worker carries lumber as he builds a new home in Petaluma, California. Getty Images Rising interest rates will result in a sharp drop in refinance demand in 2022, meaning a lot less business for mortgage bankers, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s just-released annual forecast. It predicts total origination volume will drop 33% to
Residential single family homes construction by KB Home are shown under construction in the community of Valley Center, California, June 3, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters The nation’s homebuilders aren’t seeing any relief from supply chain issues that have slowed construction recently, but high buyer demand appears to be making up for it. Builder confidence
High-rise apartment buildings at China Evergrande Group’s under-construction Riverside Palace development in Taicang, Jiangsu province, China, on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese developer Evergrande made little progress toward complying with Beijing’s crackdown on real estate debt — until it was too late for investors who poured
Billionaire Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder and chairman of Palantir Technologies, during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 18, 2019. Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Peter Thiel’s proposed luxury lodge on New Zealand’s South Island has been criticized by a local environmental group who believe it is “inappropriate” for the natural landscape. The PayPal
Thomas Barwick Buying a first home is always a huge decision. It’s even bigger when the market has been as hot as it has in the last two years. Financial advisors say this could be the worst market for home buyers we’ve ever seen, and caution clients to perhaps wait. Certified financial planner Rick Kahler,
A house for rent in Corona Del Mar, California. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Demand for single-family rental homes is showing no sign of easing up, and that is pushing rents through the roof, especially for the highest-priced properties. As a result, investors are now flooding into the market again, after falling back a bit during
A sign is posted in front of a home for sale on September 28, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Climbing mortgage interest rates caused another drop in mortgage demand for both refinances and home purchases. Total application volume fell 6.3% last week compared with the previous week, according to the
Here’s what’s happening in Al Roker’s neck of the woods: A six-story, six-bedroom townhouse is for sale at 163 E. 82nd. St., just a few doors down from the “Today Show’s” famous weatherman. The 6,700-square-foot home — which comes with a custom steam room and sauna, a wine cellar, three wood-burning fireplaces, an elevator and
Washington-based global law firm Venable LLP is moving to the Durst Organization’s One Five One, the tower formerly known as the Conde Nast Building. Venable signed a 15-year lease for 157,800 square feet on the 48th through 52nd floors of the building that also was previously known as Four Times Square. The firm also is
There have been many homes that have attempted the Star Wars theme, and while cool, they were not quite as impressive as this colossal 15-bedroom, 19-bathroom Florida mansion currently on sale for $11.5 million. Newly constructed, the property spans nearly 18,000 square feet and is located in Reunion Resort in Kissimmee — only five miles from
Hugh Grant’s former London penthouse is up for sale again after a hefty $2.8 million price cut. Pegged as the “ultimate bachelor pad” where Grant, 61, lived while filming the iconic rom-com “Love Actually,” the home is now on sale for $11 million. Known as the Petersham House, the three-bedroom abode in South Kensington was