Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News London has become a big magnet for real estate investors, who own about a third of all housing in the city and are scooping up entry-level properties, a new study show. Published February 21, 2023 • Last updated 1 week ago • 3 minute read 25 Comments For sale signs…
The 10 US Cities Where Home Sales Are Down the Most
If the housing market of just a year ago still seemed to be moving at quantum speed, today it’s more likely to an interminable traffic jam—with no exit ramps or HOV lanes in sight. As higher mortgage rates have made buying a home ever more expensive, the pool of buyers who can afford to purchase…
The 6 Advantages of Renovation Loan Financing
Whether you are purchasing a home that needs fixing up or renovating a home you already own, renovation loan financing options can help you create your dream home now and pay for it over time. It doesn’t matter if it’s a small or large project — CrossCountry Mortgage can help finance your vision. Renovation loans…
The Saskatchewan Realtors Association says the real estate market is ‘resilient’
Saskatchewan’s real estate market remains resilient, but supply levels are a major concern. According to a report by the Saskatchewan Realtors Association (SRA), pullbacks in both the attached and detached sectors resulted in 631 sales being recorded across the province in January, a year-over-year decline of nearly 16 per cent. While January sales were lower…
Share houses make a comeback as the rental crisis continues and people lease out spare rooms
The demand for share houses is back to pre-pandemic levels as vacancy rates sit at historic lows, according to data from a flatmates listing service owned by property website REA Group. But the data also shows that in many key suburbs, moving in with a flatmate is not a cheap alternative to living alone. And…
Existing-Home Sales Descended 0.7% in January
WASHINGTON (February 21, 2023) – Existing home sales fell for the twelfth straight month in January, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Month-over-month sales were mixed among the four major US regions, as the South and West registered increases, while the East and Midwest experienced declines. All regions recorded year-over-year declines. Total existing-home sales,1…
Colorful Yet Practical Furnishings Update Young Family’s Brooklyn Townhouse
Unlike some of designer Jennifer Morris’s clients, Lizzie and Jed Dederick did not come to the initial meeting armed with tear sheets and Pinterest boards. They came with something arguably more important: open minds. Their vision for the three-story brick row house they had just bought on the cusp of Clinton Hill and Bed Study…
Province seeks development-friendly land use changes before property sales
The province wants to sell off two Oakville properties that it no longer needs. But first, it wants changes to the town’s official plan to allow those lands to be developed. Details of the changes – which would allow business employment growth on a property near Kingsford Gardens Park, as well as residential towers on…
Potential fight brewing over who will lead beleaguered RI GOP. Who are they?
PROVIDENCE − It’s not exactly the most sought-after job in Rhode Island politics. But there are now two potential candidates to succeed Sue Cienki as the leader of the beleaguered RI Republican Party: realtor Joseph Powers, a 2022 state Senate candidate in Cranston, and lawyer Giovanni Cicione, whose 2007-11 stint as party chairman during the…
Complete defueling of luxury yachts on Maui, salvage work to begin
Feb. 26—The defueling of the grounded yacht on Maui was completed today, and the task of salvaging the vessel will begin Sunday. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources in a news release today said the US Coast Guard, which is responsible for removing about 470 gallons of petroleum products, 14 marine batteries and…