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China’s real estate sector is going in “two directions,” and even though further stimulus is expected, a recovery will not likely happen soon, according to a former advisor to the People’s Bank of China. “The property market right now in China is actually two-fold. It’s actually going into two directions,” Li Daokui, now a professor

Many Americans are house-rich, at least on paper. Thanks to skyrocketing housing prices, homeowners are now sitting on nearly $30 trillion in home equity, according to the St. Louis Federal Reserve — just shy of the 2022 peak. That’s roughly $200,000 cash per homeowner in equity that can be tapped, which is the amount most lenders

NANJING, CHINA – AUGUST 18, 2023 – Aerial photo shows a residential area of Evergrande in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, Aug 18, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Getty Images Shares of Chinese property developer Evergrande jumped over 70% on Wednesday, leading gains on the Hang Seng Index. The real estate sector was

A “For Sale” sign is displayed in front of a home on August 30, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images After rising sharply for several weeks, mortgage interest rates pulled back slightly last week, but not enough to revive mortgage demand. Total mortgage application volume fell 2.9% last week, compared with

After bottoming out below 3% in January 2021, the average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage now sits above 7% — which is just too high for many homeowners to consider selling. At today’s rates, most homeowners would need to finance a new home at a higher rate than the rate they currently hold, adding

In this article 960-HK 2007-HK 3380-HK 3333-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Residential buildings stand at the Metro Town development, jointly developed by CK Asset Property Holdings Ltd., Nan Fung International Holding Ltd. and MTR Corp., in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Anthony Kwan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong-listed

Gary Burchell | Getty Images More couples are becoming homeowners before tying the knot. Unmarried couples make up 18% of all first-time homebuyers, up from just 4% in 1985, according to a 2022 report by the National Association of Realtors. The organization mailed out a survey in July 2022 and received a total of 4,854

In this article DLR JLL KKR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT U.S real estate investment trusts today manage $4.5 trillion in real estate worldwide. Many groups on Wall Street offer these tax-friendly funds to retail investors.  KKR’s real estate business is one of the big players in the REIT game. The private equity firm

Prospective buyers visit an open house for sale in Alexandria, Virginia. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters With record-high home prices and soaring mortgage interest rates, homeownership has become increasingly unaffordable — and hidden costs can surprise first-time buyers, experts say. Indeed, everyday home expenses, including utility bills, property taxes, insurance and home maintenance, cost the average

After rising steadily since January, home prices may now be turning lower again. The latest read on home prices shows they hit another all-time high in July, rising 2.3% from the same month last year, according to Black Knight. That’s a bigger annual gain than the roughly 1% recorded in June, and August’s annual comparison

State Attorney General Letitia James seen during public safety announcement to prevent gun violence at City Hall, July 31, 2023. Lev Radin | Pacific Press | Lightrocket | Getty Images New York’s attorney general asked a judge Wednesday for a partial summary judgment against Donald Trump in her $250 million lawsuit accusing the former president

An aerial picture taken on October 1, 2022 shows a broken section of the Pine Island Road and destroyed houses in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Matlacha, Florida.  Ricardo Arduengo | AFP | Getty Images Frequent weather catastrophes, induced in part by climate change, are bearing down on homeowners and would-be buyers. Some home

Houses in England. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The number of houses sold in the U.K. this year is set to reach the lowest annual figure since 2012, real estate company Zoopla found in its latest house price index released on Wednesday. The report shows an estimated 21% decline

NANJING, CHINA – AUGUST 18, 2023 – Aerial photo shows a residential area of Evergrande in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, Aug 18, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Getty Images Shares of the world’s most indebted property developer China Evergrande Group plunged as much as 87% on its open on Monday, trading for