Real Estate

A gated 75-acre estate in the heart of Bedminster, New Jersey, hunt country can accommodate an array of equestrian pursuits, with multiple riding arenas and thoughtfully designed modern barns surrounded by meticulously detailed landscaping. The property draws inevitable comparisons to world-class equestrian properties in Lexington, Kentucky, and Wellington and Ocala, Florida, said Sharon Ortepio of

A “For Sale” sign outside a house in Albany, California, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates fell last week, but demand for home loans didn’t move higher as a result. Other aspects of today’s housing market are outweighing the benefit of lower mortgage rates right now,

A new report by data analytics provider CoreLogic reveals in many ways a tale of two very different housing markets. At one extreme, the West is slowing, and at the other extreme, the East is rising. Even as home prices grew for the 133rd straight month in February, the 4.4% increase still was nothing to

Unexpectedly strong home sales at the start of this year just reversed a sharp, several-month decline in home prices. Mortgage rates are behind the swing. Home prices nationally rose 0.16% in February, when seasonally adjusted, according to Black Knight. That is the strongest one-month gain since May of last year. Home prices are now 2.6%

Simpleimages | Moment | Getty Images It can be hard to separate financial fact from fiction. CNBC polled eight personal finance experts to help answer one question: What are the biggest money myths out there for consumers? Here are 9 of the top fallacies the financial gurus debunked. Myth #1: Giving up a daily coffee

Low inventory and rising interest rates will likely be a factor in the spring real estate market in North Central New Jersey. The recently released February 2023 market report from Turpin Realtors, which covers Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset and Union counties, is a predictor of the upcoming prime season. “February typically is when we begin

Grand Cayman is a resort mecca with white sand beaches, scuba diving, snorkeling and deep-sea fishing. The largest of the Cayman Islands, it boasts fine dining, a stress-free environment and picture-perfect weather. A draw for real estate investors and expats: The entire British Overseas Territory is a tax haven with no property, income, capital gains

A for sale sign is posted in front of a home for sale on February 20, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images It might seem like a great time to list your home for sale. Buyers are flooding back into the market, mortgage rates have fallen off their recent highs, and

With continual interest rate hikes made by the Federal Reserve beginning in 2022, housing markets across the United States have been experiencing significant disruptions in activity. And this disruption is particularly noticeable in the levels of available housing inventory. Over the course of one year, from 2022 to 2023, countless American housing markets have seen

A house is available for rent on March 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Apartment rents have increased slightly for the past few months, as the seasonally stronger spring activity kicks in. But in March they were only up 2.6% from March of 2022. That’s the smallest annual gain since

Single men have long been more likely than single women to own a home, but that gap narrowed sharply in recent years, nearly closing in 2021. However, a recent survey shows that it widened again last year, shining light on the home buying challenges single women face, including lower salaries and a more volatile workforce

Mireya Acierto | Photodisc | Getty Images It’s not unusual for wealthy taxpayers to relocate from high-tax states to low-tax states. There’s evidence in population trends: Texas and Florida — neither of which have a state income tax — were the states with the biggest population increases from 2020 to 2021, according to the latest

Rubbing elbows with the Southern California coastline cities of Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach is the more relaxed community of Hermosa Beach. With a laid-back beach town vibe and an active nightlife scene, the city offers 94 acres of public beach along nearly 2 miles of oceanfront. Sharing this strip of sand with swimmers, surfers

Dima_sidelnikov | Istock | Getty Images Recent headlines underscore the fragility of the stock market and, along with it, the ability for many investors to make reasonable decisions about their retirement readiness. Many who recall the violent reaction their portfolios had in the Dot Com Bubble and the Financial Crisis would prefer to avoid the

CoreLogic, a property data and analytics provider, has announced the results of its “Safest Places to Live” study that details the least risky places to live in the U.S. from a natural disaster perspective. While severe thunderstorms and flooding pose risk to most homes in the U.S., McKinley County, New Mexico emerged as the least

The Federal Reserve raised the target federal funds rate by a modest 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday, after nearly two weeks of turmoil in the financial industry. Still, this marks the ninth consecutive increase in one year since the central bank began the current rate-raising cycle to combat rising prices.   Over the last 12 months,

This architectural home in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a standout with distinctive steel truss construction and metalwork accents. A pivoting front door and custom cold-poured steel walls set the dwelling’s design further apart in the resort town. Outshining the mountain contemporary itself, however, is the location. “Second to none,” says listing agent David Levinson of Slifer

Global warming has already caused irreversible damage to the earth’s ecosystems and communities, according to a critical report just issued from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The damage is extending to the U.S. housing market, which just saw unprecedented snow and flooding in California, as well as unusual winter tornados in the

Commuters make their way along a street amid smoggy and foggy conditions early in the morning in Lahore on January 3, 2023. Arif Ali | AFP | Getty Images About 90% of the global population in 2022 experienced unhealthy air quality, and only six countries met the World Health Organization’s recommendations of safe air pollutant

The owner of a building in the New York suburbs (let’s call it the Julex Tower) opened negotiations with a possible buyer. As is customary, the owner and possible seller asked the possible buyer to sign a confidentiality agreement, agreeing not to share information about Julex Tower or the possible sale. Like most other confidentiality