An aerial shot of Brickell Key, with downtown cityscape. Getty Here’s where the best national deals for Q3 are according to Knock.com’s National Deal Forecast. To predict where the best potential discounts are, Knock uses “machine learning-driven algorithms” valuing customer’s homes to current listings in 45 of the country’s largest MSA’s (Metropolitan Statistical Area). “The
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New England’s high end homeowners want beauty in their homes, but they want energy conservation, too. Regina Cole An informal poll of some of New England’s housing industry professionals tells us that sensitivity to the environment is growing. “Our clients are well schooled in matters of energy conservation; they come to us with a high
A bed from Wayfair’s new fast furniture line Hashtag Home. Wayfair Will the tropical leaf print pillows that are currently on your sofa end up in the trash along with the black and white chevron throw you had three years ago? If fast furniture continues to rise as quickly as fast fashion has, the answer
Beachfront terrace at 32 Windmill Lane. Gavin Zeigler for Sotheby’s International Realty The East Hampton estate built and owned by James H. Evans, former chairman and CEO of rail giant Union Pacific, is on the market for $60 million. The roughly 6.7-acre, two-lot property at 32 Windmill Lane is now second on the list of
Customers shop at a Home Depot store in Chicago, Illinois. A shortage of single-family homes for sale in the U.S. is driving up home prices and causing many home owners to renovate rather than move, which is driving up earnings and stock prices for Getty Images Amid the shuttering of many brick-and-mortar stores and slow
This adaptable house design by Greg Tamborino was the winner of an affordable housing design contest. Greg Tamborino/American Institute of Architects Chicago What if you lived in a house that was designed to change over time as needed? As a young couple, you might live on the lower level and rent out the two bedrooms
Initial Public Offering Getty The number of REIT initial public offerings, or IPOs, has certainly fallen from the good old days. In 2013, for instance, there were 19 of them in all. In 2017, however, there were nine REIT IPOs that, together, raised around $2.9 billion in gross proceeds. For 2018, that number dropped down
Let’s start by saying that I am an optimist by nature. I see the glass three-quarters full, not half, and I am passionate about real estate and its role in growing my wealth. That being said, I often speak with investors about their real estate investments, and often hear how optimistic they are about the
Student housing at Texas A&M is getting condo-like amenities. Gensler/Aspire College Stations Student housing has come a long way in the decades since most Baby Boomers went to college. Our generation had a twin bed, desk and chair, maybe a hot plate and Crock Pot, in tiny dorm rooms. The bathroom was down the hall
A property listed by TurnKey Vacation Rentals TurnKey Vacation Rentals TurnKey Vacation Rentals announced Tuesday that it had secured $48 million in new funding, bringing the company’s total raised to $100 million since its inception in 2013. The Austin-based company, which specializes in property management technology and luxury vacation rentals, obtained its largest funding round