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EDITOR'S PICKS
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Fed Slashes Interest Rates, But Mortgage Rates Surge Up To 6.72% - Here's Why It's Happening
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New Real Estate Platform Allows US Homebuyers To Check The Political Affiliations Of Their Neighbors For Free
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NYC Bill Relieving Renters Of Broker Fees Passes Without Mayor's Signature. Real Estate Groups Are Suing To Stop It
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Suspect In UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing Hails From Real Estate Family, Grew Up In This $800K Home
The resounding threat of higher interest rates have significantly decreased REITs enthusiasm this 2015, but a market expert thinks things are just being blown out of proportion, Gregg Greenberg of The Street reports. 4 Real Estate Trends Expected In 2016
Whether you are buying, selling, or renting, there's no escaping Federal Reserve's anticipated increase in interest rates in the coming year. Regardless which real estate transactions you belong to, there are very important things that you need to brace yourself for come 2016 according to Daniel Goldstein of Market Watch: Home Buying Process: What Happens At The Closing Meeting?
Home buying through a mortgage is only stressful at the start. At the end of the process, at the closing meeting, everything will fall into place and you can now prepare for home transfer. But before the happy ending, do you have an idea on what happens at the closing meeting? Here are some of the key parts of that meeting and what happens before your mortgage closes: San Francisco Housing Market In Trouble As It Gets In A Bubble
Zillow recently conducted their Home Price Expectation Survey and most of the nation's housing experts have one word to describe San Francisco Bay Area's housing market - bubble. Mark Calvey of San Francisco Business Times reports on the details of the survey. Rentership Rates Rising; Has America Become The Nation of Renters?
The figures are staggering and the increase in number of renters is not slowing down. Has America become a nation of renters instead of typial homeowners? If the the data gathered from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies is an indication, then it seems so. Fed Interest Rates Increasing; Buyers Rushing In To Apply Before It Happens
The first increase in interest rates in nine years is happening next week. The Fed interest rate is increasing and borrowers are trying to make the best of it before it happens and most of them rushed in to apply last week. Melbourne Real Estate Properties Remain Empty Despite High Housing Demand
Aspiring homeowners and victims of urban sprawl, be prepared for the upsetting truth behind the houses you are clamoring to get your hands on. A new report indicated that about one in five investor-owned properties in Melbourne are actually unoccupied. It revealed that "hipster areas" such as Brunswick have more than 2,000 empty houses annually. Celebrity Real Estate Feature: Home of the ‘Orange is the New Black’ Actor, Nick Sandow
The actor and director, Nick Sandow, owns a 19th-century townhouse in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. The townhouse is overlooking the backyards of the neighbors, a sight appearing from the second-floor living room, through the stair landing, and to the master bedroom and the open bathroom. Procter & Gamble Advertising Update: The World’s Biggest Advertiser is Switching Agencies
Procter & Gamble announced on Monday that they are switching their North American advertising business to Omnicom from the Publicis Groupe. Big companies like Unilever and Coca-Cola have also scrutinized their expenses on advertisement as they looked to cut costs in an increasingly growing advertisement in the digital age. Celebrity Real Estate: The Dakota Apartment of Lauren Bacall Sells for $21 Million
The grand Dakota apartment where Lauren Bacall lived for more than a half century, was sold for $21,000,000, and is considered the most expensive closed sale of the week, according to city records. The nine commodious rooms are filled with an eclectic mix of antiques, artwork and countless mementos, many of them from Lauren’s fabled Hollywood career.
