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Real Estate

Mortgage rates are soaring, with little relief in sight

Economists expect that mortgage rates surpassing the psychologically significant 7% threshold will have a chilling effect on home sales.


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Real Estate

The facilities are getting fancy

One facility owner told Bloomberg that youth sports buildings are “recession-proof,” since spending on the dream of their kids going pro is among the last things parents will cut back on.


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Real Estate

Miami is now more expensive than NYC

From housing to restaurants, costs have skyrocketed as wealthier transplants moved into the area.


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Real Estate

Boomers won’t go gentle into that good condo

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 7% of homebuyers aged 61 to 70 said the main reason they bought their new home was that they wanted more space, up from 4% in 2016.


Pfizer building in NYC that nearly collapsed
Real Estate

A near-collapse looms over the office-to-apartment boom

Officials stabilized the former Pfizer headquarters that gave midtown Manhattan a major scare, but enthusiasm for future conversion projects could be on shakier ground.


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Real Estate

US homes aren’t getting any younger

The median US home is a record 44 years old, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.


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Real Estate

Flipping houses isn’t paying like it used to

According to the real estate data company Attom, returns on home flipping in 2025 fell to 25.5%, the lowest level since the 2008 recession.

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