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Serena Williams of The United States celebrates a set point in her ladies singles first round match against Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania on day two of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros on May 31, 2021 in Paris, France. Stephane Cardinale | Corbis Sport | Getty Images Serena Williams is investing an undisclosed amount

The clients suited the property perfectly. They had strong liquid assets, excellent jobs, and lovely reference letters. They seemed like a shoo-in for the board of the pleasant, undistinguished Carnegie Hill co-op in the East 90s.  But the board rejected their package. In absolute bafflement, their agent tried to unearth the reason, since co-ops, as

As home prices surge, a real estate start-up launched in October by two former Zillow executives sees opportunity. Cincinnati-based Pacaso purchases luxury single-family vacation homes and then sells them to groups of buyers through a fractional ownership model as part of an LLC, co-founder and CEO Austin Allison told CNBC on Friday. “Most second homes

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will eliminate the hotly contested 0.5% refinance fee as of August 1 to help families reduce their housing costs. To allow households to save more money, lenders will no longer be required to pay the government-sponsored enterprises a 50-basis point fee

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are dropping a fee on mortgage refinances that was instituted during the pandemic, lowering costs for borrowers, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said Friday. Fannie and Freddie were charging lenders a 50 basis-point fee for all loans that were delivered to the two mortgage giants. The fee, designed to cover

The origins of this manor in Brittany, France, date back a millennium to a time when the property held a defensive fort. Henry II of England was eyeing the region then, hoping to annex it as a possession. The medieval structures were added in stages and remained largely untouched until renovation work was undertaken over

A worker waits to load his truck with debris from the rubble of the Champlain Towers South building, as removal and recovery work continues at the site of the partially collapsed condo building, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Lynne Sladky | AP The number of confirmed deaths in the collapse of a condominium

Steeped in history and surrounded by 57 acres of woodlands lies a magnificent estate in New York known as Laurel Hill, one of Long Island’s rarest remaining Gold Coast estates.  On the market for $18.5 million, the grand estate celebrating Tudor architecture is in the prestigious North Shore enclave of Mill Neck, New York. It’s

This story is part of CNBC Make It’s One-Minute Money Hacks series, which provides easy, straightforward tips and tricks to help you understand your finances and take control of your money. There’s been a lot of discussion about affordable housing recently, especially as home prices and rents hit record levels. Is your current home affordable?

The nation is relishing a joyous rebound from Covid, and growing interest in rubbing shoulders at social gatherings is one telling manifestation. A degree of physical closeness verboten just 12 months ago is now eagerly embraced, often literally. Just in time for this new era of in-person conviviality, the club room has enjoyed a celebrated

SrdjanPav | E+ | Getty Images The national ban on evictions is scheduled to be lifted at the end of the month, yet just a sliver of the $45 billion in assistance allocated by Congress has gone out to renters behind on housing payments. The first round of rental aid was authorized by Congress in

A new report by Redfin shows that Hispanic and Latino homeowners have made marked progress in homeownership over the last six years, often at a much faster pace than white or Black Americans, with 50.1% of Hispanic or Latino Americans owning their home in 2020, up from 45.4% in 2014. Familial support is one reason

In this article RDFN A home stands for sale in a Brooklyn neighborhood with a limited supply of single family homes on March 31, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images For more than a year now, the housing market has been a perfect storm for sellers, but the winds may finally

Rancho El Paraiso is many things. It’s an in-town dwelling. The classic hacienda-style compound’s vibrantly red exterior wall fronts a main street in Atotonilco, a village near San Miguel de Allende, in the central Mexico state of Guanajuato. On weekends, the thoroughfare is lined with vendors selling gorditas and other Mexican food treats. It’s a

If you want a well-built home, try the personal residence of a builder. But if you want one that’s also extraordinary, look to a builder who is not afraid of expressing his personality and having some fun. A sink made from a smelting pot? Wine barrel ceilings? Light fixtures fashioned from beer growlers? Yes, yes

A member of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue hugs a victim’s relative at the “Surfside Wall of Hope & Memorial” near the site where a building collapsed in Surfside, Florida, north of Miami Beach on July 7, 2021. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The number of confirmed deaths in the collapsed condominium building in Surfside,

One of the largest homes ever built under the auspices of esteemed architect Paul Williams has come to market after having only three owners in its 80-year history. Williams, the first African American to become a member of the American Institute of Architects as well as the first African American to be elected to their

An IRS office building in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York. Timothy Fadek/Bloomberg via Getty Images Last December, two Atlanta tax professionals pled guilty to a scheme that defrauded the IRS of more than $250 million in taxes. The scam claimed more than $1.2 billion in fraudulent charitable deductions through so-called syndicated conservation easements,

The exact boundaries of New York City’s Upper West Side are a subject of some debate. Some say that the Manhattan neighborhood ends with Central Park at 110th Street, while others include 111th to 125th Streets. What is indisputable, however, is the Upper West Side’s indelible legacy as one of NYC’s most famous and beloved

In this article TMHC The housing shortage that began before the pandemic will stick around for a long time as market demand soars, the chief executive of homebuilder Taylor Morrison told CNBC on Wednesday. “As the economy continues to improve, we’re going to see mortgage rates move up, and I think that should be expected. They’re not