Category: Real Estate

Leaky homes and buildings are some of the greatest climate offenders, but a Dayton, Ohio-based start-up is making big gains in shoring up the problem. Aeroseal, which seals both air ducts and building envelopes, is now available across America and in 29 countries. Leaky airducts and walls are the single largest reason for wasted energy…

The current investment climate in the United States is volatile. The Bureau of Economic Analysis’s third-quarter GDP readings, while positive, reveal a lackluster performance by the U.S. economy. Inflation is high, and the financial markets remain unpredictable. Recession is on everyone’s minds, and experts from Fannie Mae to Freddie Mac are predicting downturns. In times…

A worker drills plywood on a single family home under construction in Lehi, Utah, on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images The once-hot housing market is cooling off at an alarming rate, and some homebuilders say it will only get worse come the new year as new orders dry up.…

If you’ve ever purchased or searched for a piece of furniture from a major national retailer, you’ve probably come across the brand Four Hands without even knowing it. But don’t be fooled, Four Hands is a major name in the furniture industry earning nearly $500 million in revenue in 2021, outpacing the two previous years…

In this article TRU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT From credit cards to mortgages, it’s suddenly a lot more expensive to borrow money. The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark short-term rate 3 percentage points since March in an effort to curb unrelenting inflation, with another rate hike likely on the way next week. “Borrowers are feeling…

Knowing what we do about the healing properties of trees makes many of us search for a woodland home. Forests are the ultimate antidote to the stressed pace of modern life. They clean the air while boosting our immune systems. The Japanese believe in shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing. Henry David Thoreau, too, believed that nature…

Many Australian borrowers are ahead on their mortgage repayments, and this should cushion them from a hard landing as interest rates rise, according to Shayne Elliott, chief executive officer at major Australian bank, ANZ.  The Reserve Bank of Australia has hiked the official cash rate six times in a row this year to 2.6%, forcing…

What’s trending in residential bathrooms? Six hundred respondents to an online survey – including designers, dealers, manufacturers, remodelers and architects – answered that question in the leading industry group’s just-released 2023 Design Trends study. The National Kitchen & Bath Association’s annual report provides insights to what homeowners are requesting and what professionals are delivering. These…

Pending home sales, a measure of signed contracts on existing homes, dropped a much worse-than-expected 10.2% in September from August, according to the National Association of Realtors. Economists had predicted a 4% decline. Sales were down 31% year over year. This marks the lowest level on the pending sales index since June 2010, excluding April…

Years before the pandemic upended established workplace dynamics, leading property managers predicted the emergence of experiential office. Inspired by hospitality, it was a vision of tenant-first office management aimed at fostering meaningful relationships and rich experiences. The post-pandemic prevalence for hybrid work has quickly made that vision a reality. While some of the details have…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump throws caps as he attends a rally in Warren, Michigan, U.S., October 1, 2022. Dieu-nalio Chery | Reutersm Former President Donald Trump and related defendants are opposing New York Attorney General Letitia James’ call for an independent monitor to oversee the Trump Organization’s submission of financial statements to third parties…

For the first time since it was built, the home of a famed audiophile inventor is for sale. Nestled in the Altadena foothills north of Pasadena, the five-bedroom, five-bath house encompasses 4,162 square feet and is set on one acre of land. Donald James Leslie, who passed away in September of 2004 at age 93,…

nd3000 | iStock | Getty Images Despite signs of a cooling housing market, home prices are still relatively high, resulting in bigger down payments.  Over the past year, average down payments in the country’s 50 biggest metros have grown by more than 35%, according to a LendingTree report, based on 30-year fixed-rate mortgage data from…

While there are signs that the overheated housing market is finally starting to cool down, home prices are still significantly higher in many parts of the country than before the pandemic. One of the side effects of these higher home prices is higher down payments. To illustrate high down payments, LendingTree analyzed data from more…

House for Sale by Owner, Forest Hills, Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Home prices are still higher than they were a year ago, but gains are shrinking at the fastest pace on record, according to one key metric, as the housing market struggles under sharply higher…

There’s nothing like a classic pre-war New York City townhouse, especially in the charming neighborhood of Sutton Place. These properties aren’t easy to come by, particularly for renters. Another challenge of these spaces is making them your own. No one knows this better than artist Elizabeth Sutton. The native New Yorker recently moved to a…

The trend of fast furniture is starting to become a thing of the past. Millennial consumers in particular are looking for pieces they can keep for years as opposed to something they’ll throw out before the next time they move. No one knows this better than Declan Ee, who co-founded the furniture brand Castlery in…

Fifty-five years ago in the early winter of 1967, the grand opening of Snowmass, then known as Snowmass-at-Aspen, invited the world to the rugged mountainside of central Colorado to enjoy 50 miles of pristine ski trails serviced by five ski lifts. At that time, a lift ticket cost $6.50. Since then, much has changed for…

Mortgage demand, which has suffered four straight months of declines, fell last week to the lowest level since 1997, as interest rates continued to rise. Homebuyers’ demand for mortgages dropped 4% for the week and was 38% lower than the same week one year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Applications to refinance a…

Ikea is the iconic Swedish furniture brand known for its low prices, flat-pack shipping, and tiny screwdrivers. Millions of people have braved the maze-like big box store searching to furnish their first apartment or simply to find affordable Scandinavian home furnishings. But the Ikea bubble may have burst because the brand’s rock bottom prices have…