Real Estate

In Malibu, California, sand is gold. Where homes are sited―whether sandcastle-close along Broad Beach Road or atop Point Dume cliffs―is all about the correlation to beaches glinting in a sunset’s glow. The main show is the Pacific Ocean and its sonic swells―that serene rhythmic roll homebuyers crave to hear 24/7 and will gladly pay millions

When Lee Xian Jie first stepped foot in the traditional farmhouse located in Ryujin-mura, a village in Japan’s Wakayama prefecture, it was “quite rundown” — with floors so rickety they shook beneath him with every step he took.  After all, the main structure of the abandoned home was 300 years old, Lee said. But when

A former equestrian property in Westport, Connecticut, comes with a main house and separate cottage, plus a converted barn on subdivided acreage. The 4.54-acre estate in Westport’s Old Hill section was once part of a larger equestrian property. Along with a four-bedroom, 5 1/2-bathroom main house, there is a two-bedroom cottage and a 1,200-square-foot barn

A shopper in Greenville, New York, on April 30, 2023. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images News | Getty Images Inflation in April notched its lowest reading in two years, as price pressures for consumers continue to moderate from multi-decade highs and costs for household staples appear to be in retreat. The consumer price index, a

When you think about the causes of dementia, age probably springs first to mind as it is primarily associated with Alzheimer’s, a disease which hits the older adult age groups the hardest. Diabetes and high cholesterol are also in the high risk category, as are family history, smoking and alcohol use, according to Stanford Medicine.

The Biden Administration recently announced nearly half a billion dollars from both the Inflation Reduction and Infrastructure laws would go toward clean energy projects at former coal mines. Some will be solar farms at the sites, but there is a lesser known opportunity inside the mines: Geothermal energy. Abandoned coal mines generally fill with water when the

The wheels of the global luxury real estate market keep turning with new sales and new listings popping up every day. Here’s a look at what’s up for grabs and what’s been sold across five distinct United States markets. FOR SALE—$8.3 Million (San Diego, California) Standing at the western boundary of San Diego’s historic 1,200-acre

A look at the supply/demand dynamic for Manhattan and Brooklyn rentals suggests that rents are going up. Despite worries about oversupply and lower demand in the commercial sector, the opposite dynamic appears to be taking place in the residential sector. The year-over-year change in the number of new rental listings is starting to fall as

Little St. James Island, one of the properties of financier Jeffrey Epstein, is seen in an aerial view near Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands July 21, 2019. Marco Bello | Reuters An investment firm led by the billionaire Stephen Deckoff has bought two private islands in the U.S Virgin Islands previously owned by

The Federal Reserve Bank building Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Federal Reserve raised the target federal funds rate by another 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday. This marks the 10th time the Fed has raised its benchmark interest rate over the past year or so, the fastest pace of tightening since the early 1980s.  Even though the Fed’s rate-hiking

Although much of the news surrounding name, image and likeness focuses on one-off deals with national brands and lots of zeroes, the lasting impact of NIL will be how it changes a student athlete’s career beyond sport. After successfully running a program with BYU student athletes last year, Keller Williams is now expanding its unique

A “For Sale” sign outside of a home in Atlanta, Georgia, Feb. 17, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images After cooling for the better part of last year, home prices are on the rise again. A sharp drop in new listings, adding to an already meager supply of homes for sale, is leading

Charles Munger at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, April 29, 2022. David A. Grogan | CNBC Charlie Munger believes there is trouble ahead for the U.S. commercial property market. The 99-year-old investor told the Financial Times that U.S. banks are packed with “bad loans” that will be vulnerable as “bad times

After a midseason move last year to the New Orleans Pelicans, NBA player Larry Nance Jr. is looking to trade away his Lake Oswego home. The former Portland Trail Blazers power forward is asking for $2.1 million for the Oregon property, which sits some 20 minutes south of downtown Portland. Nance joined the Trail Blazers

It’s a dilemma many of us have had. We’re starting to experience back pain or we have an old mattress that needs to be replaced and begin the search for a new one. But buying a new mattress can feel like a challenging process, especially if going to a store and trying it personally isn’t

A beachfront residence is seen in East Hampton, New York. Jeffrey Basinger | Reuters The average price for a house in the Hamptons hit a record $3 million in the first quarter, highlighting a shortage of trophy beach homes for sale and the resilience of wealthy buyers. The average sales price in the New York

This Mediterranean villa for sale in Bordighera, Italy, is in a location fit for a queen. The specific queen who made her official winter residence along the sea here was Queen Margherita of Savoy. Tall in stature, highly educated and with an ability to turn on the charm, the naturally inquisitive blonde served as the

On the edge of the East River in Brooklyn, the cranes haven’t arrived at the construction site yet. Instead, massive drills are scattered across the full city block, drilling 320 boreholes nearly 500 feet into the ground. When construction is completed in 2025, the site will house the largest residential apartment complex in the U.S.

After the homebuying hysteria of 2021 and the first half of 2022 was cooled off by rising interest rates, one of the knock-on effects has been an increase in the cost of rent. This is understandable as rising mortgage rates pushed homeownership beyond affordability for many Americans, who then in turn, have resorted to renting.

Harlan Crow, chairman and chief executive officer of Crow Holdings LLC, sits for a photograph at the Old Parkland estate offices in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. Chris Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Monday asked GOP megadonor Harlan Crow for a complete list of gifts to Supreme