Why competition in the housing market is cooling off
Goodboy Picture Company | E+ | Getty Images More homeowners are listing their homes for sale, but properties are taking longer to sell as potential buyers face high prices and …
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Luxury homes on these beaches are losing value fast, as effects of climate change hit hard
As sea levels rise and storms intensify, coastal real estate is seeing flooding and erosion like never before. From Dana Point, California, to Long Island, New York, and Nantucket, Massachusetts, …
Home described as ‘worst’ property one Perth real estate agent has ever presented goes up for sale
It is “probably the worst-presented” home one real estate agent has put to sale in the last year, but that has done little to ward off buyers hoping to crack …
Here’s where California could push insurers to cover more fire-risk homes
Struggling to find affordable homeowner’s insurance because you live in a fire-prone area? A new proposal by state regulators could soon make it much easier to get coverage. But consumer …
Grand jury rips county housing agency for San Jose real estate blunder
SAN JOSE — A grand jury has scorched a Santa Clara County housing agency for blunders in its attempts to wheel and deal on a San Jose office building that …
Brief drop in mortgage rates caused surge in mortgage applications
A new home is marked sold at a subdivision called Pintail Commons by Landsea Homes in Johnstown, Colorado on June 10, 2024. RJ Sangosti | MediaNews Group | Denver Post …
Too much affordable housing? Concord rejects low-income project downtown, draws state scrutiny
At a public hearing last month, a real estate developer approached the Concord City Council with a proposal that, to many, might have seemed too good to turn down: 183 …
WeWork emerges from bankruptcy, announces John Santora as new CEO
A WeWork co-working office space in New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images WeWork, the shared office space company once valued at …
California homeownership costs jump 32% since pandemic began
By Jennifer Epstein | Bloomberg The cost of owning a home in the US has increased 26% since 2020 – and 32% in California – as expenses including taxes, insurance …
$1.6 billion Oakland hospital project hits milestone with jobs deal
OAKLAND — A project to build a modern UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland has gained a major milestone through a key jobs deal to prioritize hiring local workers for the …