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Real estate
Checking in on the path of pandemic homebuying
Aug 10, 2023
Three real estate agents explain how their communities have changed.
New study examines the viability of turning empty office blocks into homes
by
Henry Epp
Aug 9, 2023
The paper considers whether tax breaks might incentivize developers to take on the conversions.
Homeowners are gaining equity, but it may be going untapped
by
Henry Epp
Jul 31, 2023
A new report finds the rate of mortgage borrowers considered "equity rich" increased to 49% in the second quarter.
Co-buying a house with your best friend
Jul 27, 2023
The lack of affordability has spurred “nontraditional setups” like this partnership between women who trust each other and work well together.
Piano movers, inspectors and more feel the pain of housing market slowdown
Jul 24, 2023
More people are staying put, which means they’re not paying for the adjacent services we need when buying a home.
With existing home inventory low, there are economic incentives to build more
Jul 21, 2023
But one economist warns it’ll “take decades of building, not just one good year, for the market to come back into a healthy place.”
As offices sit empty, some banks are more cautious about commercial real estate loans
by
Justin Ho
Jul 4, 2023
Office building vacancies remain elevated, especially in coastal cities. Lenders worry about developers’ ability to pay back their debt.
For public good, not for profit.
How bad will it get for office real estate?
by
Matt Levin
Jun 26, 2023
Tenants are celebrating the falling rents, but record vacancies could eventually upend the market.
New house construction is booming. Here's why most of it isn't affordable.
Jun 20, 2023
There may be more supply, but it tends to cater to demand at the higher end of the income spectrum.
As enrollments dwindle and colleges close, towns hope developers will revive abandoned campuses
by
Henry Epp
Jun 1, 2023
It isn't easy to find buyers for typical cinder-block campus buildings.