Tag: Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
How a Lone Tenant Is Holding Up a $70 Million Condo Deal
The condo market is surging, a potential boon for holdouts like Mr. Ozsu. Manhattan had the most apartment…
How Rising Mortgage Rates Are Affecting the Housing Market
This makes it a good time to be a seller — assuming you don’t need to buy. Christopher…
House Hunting in Portugal: A Villa Nestled in a Garden Outside Lisbon
A Low-Slung Four-Bedroom Bungalow in Portugal$4.3 MILLION (3.9 MILLION EUROS)This four-bedroom house with a thatched straw roof is…
As Home Sale Prices Surge, a Tax Bill May Follow
There are steps you can take, however, to reduce the amount of your gain that is taxable.First, you…
Meet South Korea’s Swing Voters: Young, Broke and Angry
Follow our live coverage of the presidential election in South Korea.SEOUL — When he was a college freshman…
House Hunting in Spain: A Restored Two-Bedroom in Central Barcelona
An Updated Two-Bedroom Apartment in Barcelona$850,000 (750,000 EUROS)This two-bedroom apartment, in the Sant Antoni neighborhood of Barcelona, has…
The Next Affordable City Is Already Too Expensive
Mr. Silbar, the real estate agent, has sold it twice in the past three years. The first time,…
Rising Mortgage Rates Add to the Challenge of Buying a House
But some shoppers — particularly first-time buyers — may decide to wait until even higher rates help cool…
4 Bed, 3 Bath, No Garage Door: The Unlikely Woes Holding Up Home Building
Amid all this variety, a few problems have been acute lately. Many doors contain spray-foam insulation, which has…
Far From the Big City, New Economic Life
Research by Rebecca Diamond, an economist at Stanford University, and Enrico Moretti, an economist at the University of…
They Took a Chance on Collaborative Living. They Lost Everything.
“Some people put their retirement savings into this project — but that’s one of the reasons why a…
Rising Homeowners’ Insurance Premiums Are Squeezing Retirees
“Building materials themselves are lending them to more catastrophic losses,” said Jared Carillo, director of foundation accounts at…