The price of the average home in Vancouver has fallen by more than $100,000 over the last year, but thanks to soaring interest rates, the amount of money needed to afford such a home has risen, according to Ratehub.ca. In a new study, the online mortgage brokerage and interest rate comparison website calculated the minimum…
Landlords and tenants alike raise concerns about the extension of the NS rent cap
For six years, Robyn McIntosh has signed fixed-term leases with the owner of her north-end Halifax building. The leases would be renewed each year with “reasonable” rent increasing in a process that she said worked well. And then it didn’t. At a legislative committee meeting on Monday, McIntosh told MLAs that without any explanation, her…
Roomy Mid-Century Modern Bay Ridge Co-op With Two Baths, Six Closets Asks $550K
This Shore Road co-op needs a bit of TLC, but it is certainly spacious with two bedrooms, two full baths and six closets. Despite the unit’s first-floor location, views from two exposures in the living room also show a glimpse of water as the building faces of Shore Road Park and Parkway. Built in 1940,…
Shawn Purcell, who had 30 total touchdowns as a senior, commits to Rutgers football
Rutgers football landed a Preferred Walk On Commitment from Shawn Purcell. The New Jersey athlete joined the program on Monday. A 5-foot-11 athlete from Manville, NJ, Purcell played running back and wide receiver but also lines up as a defensive back and a returner. Last season in 10 games, he had 1,238 rushing yards and…
Sydney real estate: Tenant celebrates as renters avoid open house after landlord hiked price by $700
Tenant celebrates as no one turns up to the house he was forced out of after his landlord hiked the rent by $350 a week: ‘Karma exists’ The tenant says karma hit his landlord after they raised the rent by $700 The Sydneysider unleashed about the rent jumping to $1300 a week He said justice…
Homeowners are having to give up their 2.5-3% mortgage rates just ‘to get a buyout’: Realtor
The Katzen Team at Douglas Elliman Founder Frances Katzen joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the housing market and current mortgage rates. Video Transcripts – Let’s get a check on housing. The XLRE is down over 20% since the start of the year. Over the last year, the sector is getting hit hard by higher…
Cypress Hills Bow-Fronted House With Mantel, Wall Moldings, Garage Asks $915K
It isn’t lavishly appointed, but this Cypress Hills brick house has charm potential with some early 20th century details on the interior, two floor-through units, and a garage. It also comes under the million dollar mark. Historic maps and newspaper accounts appear to show the bow-front house and its adjacent twin at the corner of…
How much has rent gone up in your area?
Demand for rental homes is far outstripping supply, making it increasingly difficult and expensive for tenants to find accommodation, according to surveyors. Research by property website Zoopla found that average national rents increased by 11.1% in the year to January. A survey carried out by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) anticipates a further…
Why realtors love Martha Stewart’s gray-painted exterior
It may come as no surprise that Martha Stewart has set the standard for curb appeal – when you consider her unwavering influence on the nation’s lifestyle scene. The founder of her eponymous media empire has shaped our home habits throughout recent decades – but now – she’s taking her power outside. Martha recently shared…
As Botanical Life & Style Closes on Tompkins, Black Girls Sew Fundraises for Classroom Van
The saying as one door closes, another opens is playing out for the founder of Bed Stuy sewing non-profit Black Girls Sew, Hekima Hapa. As the store that has housed Black Girls Sew since 2020, Botanical Life & Style, is getting ready to shut its shop at 384 Tompkins Avenue, Hapa is looking to take…