Real Estate

International buyers of U.S. residential real estate are running into the same hurdles as domestic buyers — namely high prices and tight supply — but they’re also up against a strong U.S. dollar, which makes the properties even more expensive for them. As a result, international buyers are pulling out. They purchased 54,300 existing homes

With San Francisco facing record high commercial vacancies, one mayoral candidate has a plan to reshape the city’s business district and surrounding areas. Democrat Mark Farrell, former interim Mayor, is proposing a 20-year vision to revitalize San Francisco’s downtown in a bid to help the city bounce back from challenges exacerbated by the pandemic. His

Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Not every renter wanting to buy a home dreams of ditching their lease. Some wish to remain tenants even as they become landlords. The concept behind “rentvesting” is that an individual rents their primary residence in one city and then buys an investment property somewhere else that they

A home available for sale is shown on May 22, 2024 in Austin, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images When Rachel Burress moved into her mother’s house around a decade ago, it seemed like a short-term stop on the path to homeownership. The 35-year-old hairdresser spent those years improving her credit score and saving for

Prospective home buyers leave a property for sale during an Open House in a neighborhood in Clarksburg, Maryland on September 3, 2023. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | Getty Images It’s no secret that the housing market looks far different than it did a few years ago. While surging mortgage rates and housing prices have taken

The Mar Pietra compound in Delray Beach, Florida, is being offered at $60 million. Daniel Petroni The owner of a beachfront mansion in Delray Beach, Florida, is looking to shatter a local price record with a home that delivers old-school Italian flair above ground and hidden personality below. While the upper levels are adorned with

About one in five Gen Zers, or 22%, say a lack of affordable starter homes poses as a barrier towards homeownership, according to a new report. Some believe fixer-upper homes might be the answer to the issue. A fixer-upper is an existing house that needs varying degrees of maintenance work and is typically offered at

To keep up with the high cost of living, many young adults turn to a likely safety net: their parents. Nearly half (46%) of Gen Zers between the ages of 18 and 27 rely on financial assistance from their family, according to a new report from Bank of America. Even more — 52% — said

Anyone out shopping for a home today knows there is still precious little for sale. The housing market is just beginning to come out of its leanest few years in history. Inventory of both new and existing homes is finally rising, but there is something suddenly strange in the numbers: The supply of newly built

Pedestrians near Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence has been a big boon for San Francisco real estate. But not enough of one to make up for the broader struggle across the market. The vacancy rate for San Francisco office space

A sign advertising a home for sale is displayed outside of a Manhattan building in New York City on April 11, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Manhattan is becoming a buyer’s market as apartment prices fell and inventory rose in the second quarter of 2024, according to new reports. The average real estate sales

Thana Prasongsin | Moment | Getty Images The typical newly built house on the market these days is smaller than those for sale a decade ago. Whether that is a good or bad sign will depend on your priorities for your future home.  In the first quarter of 2024, a single family home newly under