Category Archives: Real Estate News

It’s official — the Brexit bonus to U.S. homeowners is well underway. A sharp drop in mortgage interest rates is putting more money in their pockets. Total mortgage application volume surged 14 percent for the week ending July 1st from … Continue reading →

The largest U.S. apartment landlords are betting that hordes of millennials streaming into cities will keep pushing rents sky-high. But an expected spike in new supply in some key markets suggests their wager might be shakier than they thought. After … Continue reading →

Blackstone Real Estate Partners confirmed this week that its Equity Office affiliate had finalized the acquisition of the two-building Market Center office complex in downtown San Francisco. The sale price was not disclosed. Formerly known as Chevron Towers when it … Continue reading →

The appetite for U.S. real estate continues to flourish, but international buyers are shifting their sights from luxury to less-pricey properties. This may be due to overall higher home prices, along with a stronger U.S. dollar, which both cost foreign … Continue reading →

Where have all the houses gone? That’s the question economists and, more importantly, would-be homebuyers are asking themselves. Demand is healthy and home values are rising. Owning a home remains a better deal than renting one and mortgage rates are … Continue reading →

The average U.S. home may be roughly 5,000 miles from central London, but the recent Brexit vote is having a dramatic effect on mortgages from Maine to California and the banks and investors that back them. The average contract interest … Continue reading →

As 2016 ticks along, each passing day brings us closer to November which will ring in the United States’ 58th Presidential Election Day on the 8th. Several things are often affected as the election draws near, such as commerce and … Continue reading →

When mortgage mania was at its peak in 2005, millions of homeowners tapped the equity in their homes through home equity lines of credit. It’s now time to pay the piper. HELOCs come with 10-year grace periods, so 2015 marked … Continue reading →

“When real estate agents across the country gather to complain about the things making their lives difficult, one of the top gripes in 2016 has to be “inventory.” Where is the supply to meet buyer demand? This month, the U.S. … Continue reading →