Black Families Priced Out Of Starter Homes In Most Major U.S. Cities A new study finds that Black families can afford starter homes in only 10 of the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, indicating persistent racial disparities in homeownership across the country. The ... 06/27/2024 - 10:32 pm | View Link
97% of Households in Los Angeles Can’t Afford a Mortgage. Here’s Why The housing affordability crisis in LA is driven by a shortage of affordable homes. La La Land might be the place of hopes and dreams, but homeownership isn’t one of them. According to new Zillow data ... 06/26/2024 - 1:34 pm | View Link
Growing, growing gone: How rapid growth in Middle Tennessee concerns some Gallatin leaders Gallatin's rapid housing growth is concerning to some residents and one councilman, who wonders how it will impact city's infrastructure. 06/26/2024 - 1:09 am | View Link
As homeowner's insurance prices climb, more Americans ask: Is it worth it? A recent study from the Insurance Information Institute found 12% of Americans no longer have home insurance, up from 5% in 2019. 06/22/2024 - 10:09 pm | View Link
Median income family in San Diego would need ‘nearly impossible’ down payment to afford mortgage The old adage that you need a 20% down payment to afford a home is a massive underestimation for the average buyer in 2024, according to analysts at Zillow.com. New data released from the real ... 06/21/2024 - 1:43 am | View Link
Enlarge / Extreme sportsman Ross Edgley comes face to face with a great hammerhead shark in the waters of Bimini in the Bahamas. (credit: National Geographic/Nathalie Miles)
Ultra-athlete Ross Edgley is no stranger to pushing his body to extremes. He once ran a marathon while pulling a one-ton car; ran a triathlon while carrying a 100-pound tree; and climbed a 65-foot rope over and over again until he'd climbed the equivalent of Mt.
80% of landlords in ResiClub’s latest survey say they’re concerned about future home insurance increases.
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A sprawling Paradise Valley estate perched on top of Phoenix Mountains Preserve sold immediately after the price was trimmed. Plus, a home owned by former MLB star David Price sold for $12.5 million.
People line up for the Merry Go Round at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside, Colorado on Thursday, June 27, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Cheerful calliope music blared as the merry-go-round spun at Lakeside Amusement Park, harkening back to the sounds of an old-time carnival at this 116-year-old theme park just off the northwest side of Denver.
Screams from teenage thrill-seekers riding the Spider, the Scrambler and the Wild Chipmunk punctuated the music as they whirled, flipped and raced on the same rides their parents and grandparents enjoyed when they were young.
On this breezy late-June night, though, the park’s most famous attraction — the landmark wooden Cyclone roller coaster — sat idle.
Investment in commercial real estate is at its lowest levels since 2013, office buildings are selling at steep discounts, and commercial construction is slowing dramatically, aside from apartments.
Lenders and the larger economy should be able to weather the real estate downturn, provided multi-family doesn’t follow down the same path that office space has, according to a leading commercial real estate economist.
“It is a period of pause in real estate, but no doom loop is at play,” said Richard Barkham, global chief economist with CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, during a mid-year update for the National Association of Real Estate Editors in Austin on June 19.
Tenants are now requiring only 60% to 70% of the office space that they needed in 2019 because of the shift toward remote work that accelerated during the pandemic.