Real Estate

This week will witness the 90th anniversary of the unveiling of New York City’s famed Waldorf Astoria Hotel on October 1, 1931. Following an unprecedented restoration, the structure for the first time is offering the opportunity to own one of 375 residences within The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria, starting from $1.8 million. With history

A for sale sign shows the home as being “under contract” in Washington, DC, November 19, 2020. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Signed contracts to buy existing homes increased 8.1% month to month in August, according to the National Association of Realtors, as buyers encountered higher inventory and slightly more favorable prices. Analysts

What is a weighted blanket and why might you want one for your bedroom? Are the health benefits real? “There is some evidence that it helps some adults with stress and anxiety,” shares Dr. Adrian Pristas, Center for Sleep Medicine director with Meridian Health in Hackensack, New Jersey. Other claims, like benefits for arthritis pain

In this article JSWSTEEL-IN JINDALSTEL-IN SAIL-IN TATASTEEL-IN Indian metal companies are unlikely to be seriously affected by the crisis unfolding at Chinese property developer Evergrande, according to financial services firm Motilal Oswal. China plays an important role in determining global commodity prices, including that of metals. The country’s real estate sector is a major consumer

When Wall Street turns real estate mortgages into commercial mortgage-backed securities, those securities must first be given a rating. To do that, rating agencies scrutinize an exhaustive list of data points for each loan included in the transaction. That review includes, among many other things, the loan documentation, the collateral, valuation, estimated likelihood of default,

A home flipper surveys a property in Phoenix, Arizona. Joshua Lott | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home flipping has never been easy, no matter how much fun TV shows like “Flip or Flop” make it out to be. It’s been even harder lately, due to low supply, high prices and a run on housing triggered

With ocean views and a blanket of greenery surrounding it, one might think this custom compound is set on the North Shore of Kauai. In actuality, the $29.95-million estate is across the Pacific—nestled among 140 acres of organic avocado groves in Somis, California, a quiet community located halfway between Beverly Hills and Santa Barbara. Built

In this article ABNB Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky attends the Cannes Lions on June 20, 2016, in Cannes, France. Richard Bord | Getty Images Airbnb announced Thursday that it is planning to provide temporary housing to an additional 20,000 Afghan refugees, bringing the total number up to 40,000. Last month, the charitable arm of the

Another day, another record for Dubai’s high-end real estate scene. On the manmade marvel Palm Jumeirah, a prized super-penthouse has sold for about $23.5 million (approximately AED 86 million), making it among the most expensive penthouses ever sold in the United Arab Emirates city. The massive duplex residence is one of about 90 units within

Embattled developer China Evergrande‘s situation is not a surprise, given the steps taken by Beijing to reign in excessive debt in the property sector, according to Orient Capital Research’s Andrew Collier. “This is all a bit of a tempest in a teapot, which sounds funny given that the whole world is worried about Evergrande right

Real estate financing often includes something more than an ordinary mortgage loan. A borrower often obtains additional funds through a separate mezzanine loan, secured by a pledge of ownership interests in the entity that owns the mortgaged real estate. Because those ownership interests are not real estate, the lender’s rights are governed by the Uniform

Prospective buyers visit an open house for sale in Alexandria, Virginia. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Mortgage rates jumped higher this week. It could be just the beginning of an upward trend. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage just crossed back over 3% early this week and then jumped 9 basis points Thursday

Home price have surged in most markets across the country. What should investors do? The problem with giving a good answer is that there aren’t any good reasons why prices are higher. It’s a pandemic phenomenon that’s unrelated to ordinary economic factors – and therefore we don’t know how it will develop. One thing we

Jenna Fountain carries a bucket down Regency Drive to try to recover items from their flooded home in Port Arthur, Texas, September 1, 2017. Emily Kask | AFP | Getty Images Record-setting rain, floods and wildfires are examples of the rising risks to the U.S. housing market from climate change. Mortgage lenders and investors are

Kenny Kane is the Chief Operating Officer at Firmspace.  The idea of a shorter workweek has been around for decades. In fact, it was FDR who supported a 30-hour workweek in 1933 as a way to stimulate employment after the Great Depression. While opinions on shorter workweeks have been largely split since the days of FDR,

Sales of previously owned homes declined 2% in August from July to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 5.88 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were 1.5% lower than August 2020 for the first annual decline. Sales however are still above pre-pandemic levels. These numbers are a count of home closings

When a property owner enters into a long-term ground lease with a developer tenant, that ground lease typically gives the tenant a great deal of flexibility but also restricts that flexibility in meaningful ways. For example, the ground lease might say that the tenant can obtain a leasehold mortgage – i.e., a mortgage secured only

A person in a mask walks by the New York Google offices after they announced they will postpone their reopening in response to updated CDC guidelines during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., July 29, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Google plans to buy a New York City

Matt Avital is the Principal & Founder of Ascenda Capital, located in Los Angeles, CA.  Surprisingly, the loan program that provides multifamily property owners with the longest amortization, the highest leverage and often the lowest interest rate is a program that is not well known even by many of the industry’s top players. In the multifamily

Contractors work on the roof of a house under construction in the Stillpointe subdivision in Sumter, South Carolina, U.S., on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Micah Green | Bloomberg | Getty Images Homebuilders in the single-family construction market are feeling better, as lumber prices are way down from sky-high levels and buyer demand is growing. Builder