Real Estate

Harry Styles’ former home in Los Angeles is on the market again for $8 million. The British singer and songwriter, who rose to stardom as a member of the boy band One Direction, owned the mansion from January 2016 to June 2019. Tucked behind private gates above the Sunset Strip, the contemporary estate offers stunning

The mass exodus from cities inspired by the pandemic may be over, but suburban markets are still hot. With many people working remotely, the suburbs continue to be a more comfortable and affordable option without sacrificing access to the city, albeit with a bit of a longer drive or train ride. Check out these suburban

Few things are more quintessentially, uniquely American than Minor League Baseball. Played out in small and not-so-small cities from Portland, Me. to San Bernardino by teams both affiliated and unaffiliated with Major League Baseball, the summer game on the minor league level proves an affordable, entertaining night out. As a bonus, it’s a coalescing force

Mortgage demand dropped again last week as rates climbed higher, but one type of loan is attracting borrowers. Adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, which offer lower rates, are seeing renewed demand after getting very little interest over the last decade. Total mortgage application volume dropped 2% last week compared with the previous week, according to the

JB Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s a double whammy for would-be homebuyers. Not only are interest rates soaring, it’s getting harder to qualify for a loan. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage climbed over 7% at the end of last week, according to Mortgage News Daily, and is expected to

Actress Sandra Bullock has channeled much of her A-list wealth into real estate ventures, having bought and sold homes in Austin, Texas, Los Angeles, New York, a Georgia Tybee Island home and more across the country. Now a producer, she has just listed her stunning 91-acre compound in San Diego for $6 million. The property,

Uncertainty around the U.K. housing and mortgage market has spread among first-time buyers. Resolution Productions via Getty Images Mortgage products have been pulled, payments are doubling and lenders are backing out of agreed deals; concern and uncertainty among Brits trying to buy a home skyrocketed last month after Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng announced his “mini-budget.”

The quality of life factors are off the charts for this 1904 classic home in Boulder, Colorado. Set in the family-oriented Mapleton Hill neighborhood, it is a short walk to vibrant Pearl Street with its shops and eateries, close to scenic Boulder Creek and near the Mount Sanitas and Sanitas Valley hiking trails. Colonial Revival,

President Biden announced yesterday that he was pardoning federal prisoners convicted of marijuana possession, and urged governors to do the same at the state level. He is also asking the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law, which currently compares to heroin. Taken together, these changes can

An oceanfront estate in Southampton, listed at $150 million, stands as the priciest home for sale in the Hamptons — and is struggling to move off the market. The compound, called La Dune, is likely to be used as a summer home and draws from a tiny pool of buyers, probably billionaires, who could afford

South Dakota has the highest percentage of renters behind on payments, at 26%, according to a new study. Pictured, Mount Rushmore National Monument. Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin) Renters across the U.S. are feeling the sting of soaring inflation, rising housing costs and the end of the national eviction ban. Some 15% of American households,

The third quarter of every year is historically the busiest for apartment rentals, but demand fell this year, according to RealPage. It’s the first time the rental technology platform has recorded a third-quarter drop in the 30 years it’s been tracking the metric. Demand fell by more than 82,000 units nationally, according to the report.

A 400-acre Pali Kai parcel of land that overlooks the Pacific Ocean just listed for $65 million, presenting an opportunity for the buyer to break sales records. The land includes 1 mile of ocean frontage and an elevation that runs from a black-sand beach on the western shore of the ‘Big Island’ of Hawai’i to

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home prices are softening in most markets across the nation. Yet home prices are still higher compared with a year ago, and it’s unlikely they will fall too steeply. The sharp rise in mortgage rates over the past several months has made housing more expensive for anyone needing

In certain movies, the background becomes a character. More than a backdrop, the environment in which the central characters live, work or interact with each other makes the place where the story happens as important a part of the story as the plot. An example is the 1998 film The Truman Show, in which Jim

Spring boarding off the success of the first Mr.C-branded residences built next to the family’s flagship hotel in Beverly Hills, California, moguls Ignazio and Maggio Cipriani have expanded their sights (and their sites) to include such locales as Manhattan, Punta del Este, Uruguay and Miami. Up next: Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The 27

Street in Chelsea district, London Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images American homebuyers are searching for bargains in the U.K., as a weaker pound contributes to double-digit price cuts. The fall in the British currency, which is off 17.5% against the U.S. dollar year to date, has made U.K. real estate cheaper for buyers

Newly built houses in the Denham Court suburb of Sydney, Australia. Mortgage rates have fallen to below 2% in recent years, but interest rates are rising rapidly in Australia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SYDNEY — In a country where real estate ownership dominates barbecue conversations and dinner parties, Australian Lili Zhang is like

Return to office is still a work in progress—complicated by the threat of an economic slowdown and the resulting shift in the employer/employee power balance—yet only 16% of employees today are working exclusively from home, according to recent JLL research. The fastest-growing workplace isn’t home or the office, but some third place—a coffee shop, hotel

Beneath all the clamor over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the efforts to tamp down inflation, investors are largely passing over a huge story in China, famed short-seller Jim Chanos said Wednesday. Troubles in the Chinese real estate market are a distant third to the war and rate hikes targeted at containing inflation. But Chanos,

Topline New home sales unexpectedly surged much more than economists projected in August even though same-day data showed prices collapsing due to a dearth in demand—fueling volatility that some experts argue could signal that the housing market slowdown could hike up the odds of a recession. Key Facts About 685,000 new single-family houses were sold