Housing
Airbnb launches platform allowing renters to host apartments, partnering with major landlords
Airbnb is partnering with several major landlords and management companies to list designated apartment buildings where renters are allowed to offer short-term sublets on the site. The company said Wednesday that a new page on its website will list so-called Airbnb-friendly buildings, which will give tenants the option to host their apartments just as homeowners […]
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How Atlanta’s growing economy burned low-income renters and homebuyers
Metro Atlanta is on a hot streak. More than 6 million people now live in the region, according to recent Census Bureau estimates. Experts say that’s about a 50% increase from 20 years ago. “It’s a huge increase in population,” said Dan Immergluck, a professor of urban studies at Georgia State University. “That has taxed […]
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UK property demand slides 44% after market-rocking mini-budget, study shows
Estate agents “Sold” and “For Sale” signs outside residential properties in the Maida Vale district of London, UK, on Thursday, June 30, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Demand for U.K. residential properties has nearly halved following September’s government budget that spooked financial markets and toppled the prime minister, research Monday showed. The fiscal […]
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Mortgage demand rises 2.2% as interest rates decline slightly
A home, available for sale, is shown on August 12, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Mortgage applications rose 2.2% last week compared with the previous week, prompted by a slight decline in interest rates, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Refinance applications, which are usually most sensitive to […]
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Investors’ home purchases drop 30% as price increases slow down
Housing under construction in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home sales have dropped for nine straight months, driven by surging mortgage rates, and now investors are pulling back even more than traditional homebuyers. Investor home purchases dropped just over 30% in the third quarter of this […]
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Singapore’s PropertyGuru slips back into the pink with $5.3 million web decline for the 3rd quarter
Private houses in the River Valley/Orchard region in Singapore. Returning Singaporeans and expatriates have driven rental demand in Singapore, in accordance to PropertyGuru’s CFO. Lauryn Ishak | Bloomberg | Getty Photographs Singapore-centered on line property portal PropertyGuru posted a internet loss of S$7.4 million ($5.3 million) for the quarter finished Sept. 30 — down from […]
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Barclays downgrades Williams-Sonoma and RH, warns of a weak housing cycle ahead
A weak housing cycle will hurt home furnishing retailers Williams-Sonoma and RH , according to Barclays. Analyst Adrienne Yih downgraded both stocks to equal weight from overweight. She also slashed her price targets on Williams-Sonoma and RH. “We are downgrading both WSM and RH on a weakening housing cycle that we believe will have a […]
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Home sales fell for the ninth straight month in October, as higher mortgage rates scared off potential buyers
A “For Sale” sign outside a house in Albany, California, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home sales declined for the ninth straight month in October, as higher interest rates and surging inflation kept buyers on the sidelines. Sales of previously owned homes dropped 5.9% from September to […]
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Rent growth slows to the lowest level in 18 months
A “Now Leasing” sign is displayed in front of an apartment complex in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The red-hot rental market is finally starting to cool off along with the rest of housing. Rents are still higher than they were a year ago, but the gains […]
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Sharp drop in mortgage rates does little to boost demand
A home for sale in the Mission Hills area of Los Angeles Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Mission Hills, CA. Brian Van Der Brug | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Mortgage application volume rose 2.7% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. An additional adjustment […]
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