Real Estate

Our crazy, volatile house prices hurt first-home buyers who buy near the top of the market and last-home sellers who have to sell near the bottom of the market. Millennial first-home buyers who bought at the top of the recent boom will be hurt the most by falling house prices but those aging Boomers who

The popularity of QR codes have seen many ups and downs over the course of its almost 30-year existence, but with the need for contact-less menus and transactions during the pandemic, barcode technology is coming back in a big way. From 2018-2020, QR code usage has increased by 96% and many of the top real

New York’s residential real estate market continues to cool. Most properties sell today between 10% and 20% below what they commanded at the height of the market in 2015 or 2016. Given that interest rates have almost certainly not yet peaked and that inflation remains persistent despite the tightening of the money supply, 2023 looks

Most leases require the tenant to maintain liability insurance, which covers the risk that someone gets hurt on the property and sues. Because that injured person will probably sue both the tenant and the property owner, leases typically require the tenant’s insurance to name the landlord as an “additional insured.” That way, the insurance company

Seated around their kitchen island, Barron N. Hilton and Tessa Hilton pop corks on stylish bottles of Casa Del Sol Tequila. The Sherman Oaks, California, couple are investors in the brand, used to enliven estate events they produce. Barron N. Hilton and Tessa Hilton address a star-studded crowd at their “Goddess Art Show in April

Existing home sales retreated for the ninth straight month in October as higher mortgage rates discouraged potential buyers, according to the National Association of Realtors. All four major U.S. regions registered month-over-month and year-over-year declines. Total existing home sales — completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops — decreased 5.9% from September

Renters throughout the country are finally seeing a bit of relief when it comes to the seemingly relentless pace of rent growth. The Realtor.com October Rental Report details the shifting marketplace reality. Nationally multifamily rent growth slowed to 4.7% year-over-year, its slowest pace in 18 months, with the median rent hitting $1,734. Additionally, The Avail,

The holiday season is officially here and pretty soon yards will be filled with dizzying lights and giant Santas. Interiors will be decorated with kitschy pillows, Elves On A Shelf, and trees with ornaments from so many eras that decorating can also be a history lesson. But what if none of this reflects your personal

With crime rates on the rise, many Americans are asking: What are the safest and the most dangerous cities in the U.S.? WalletHub recently compared more than 42 key indicators of safety to rank 180 cities in America. It’s a useful list whether you’re traveling somewhere or looking for a new place to live. “WalletHub

When famed fashion designer Randolph Duke moved to Los Angeles in the early aughts, he was smitten by a house in the Hollywood Hills. Actually, it was not the house he fell for, but rather the house’s location on a promontory that provides breathtaking views of the city’s downtown, the surrounding hills and the Pacific