Month: September 2023

NANJING, CHINA – AUGUST 18, 2023 – Aerial photo shows a residential area of Evergrande in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, Aug 18, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Getty Images Shares of Chinese property developer Evergrande jumped over 70% on Wednesday, leading gains on the Hang Seng Index. The real estate sector was

Prometheus Materials has a solution for replacing one of the biggest contributors of greenhouse gasses, financial backing from Microsoft and an aggressive plan to scale up quickly. By Amy Feldman, Forbes Staff We love concrete. We use it everywhere — skyscrapers, data centers, roofs, sidewalks, homes. The problem is, concrete doesn’t love us. Its key

A “For Rent” sign outside an apartment building in the East Village neighborhood of New York, US, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Manhattan renters may have reached their “affordability threshold” in August, as median rents remained at record high, according to a new report. The median rent in

When this elegant Roquebrune-Cap-Martin villa was built in the 1920s the French Riviera was already a coveted destination for the world’s wealthy and artistic. The belle epoque had fueled tastes for opulence and lavishness. Clear blue Mediterranean waters, hillside landscapes and the mild climate drew inspiration-seeking writers, artists and intellectuals. Roquebrune-Cap Martin’s grand hotel was

A “For Sale” sign hangs in front of a home in San Mateo County, California, Aug. 22, 2023. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images Higher mortgage rates continue to take their toll on mortgage demand, especially for refinancing. Total mortgage application volume dropped 0.8% last week compared to the previous week, according

For many young Americans, the dream of owning a home feels less like a middle-class milestone and more like a prize available only to those with family money or extraordinary incomes. The monthly mortgage payment on a median-priced home has increased 15% in the last year, while incomes have only increased by 4%. And even

In this article WFC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Undefined | Mint Images Rf | Getty Images OK, not all financial advisors wear capes. But many are superheroes to their clients. Advisors, however, do wear many hats because they play a key role in the lives of their clients as they help align their

In a recent study, we analyzed and identified the richest cities in New York state based on scoring several key financial factors. This time around, we’re looking at New York’s neighbor to the south — New Jersey, the Garden State. We analyzed over 700 cities in the state in order to identify the richest cities

China’s real estate sector is going in “two directions,” and even though further stimulus is expected, a recovery will not likely happen soon, according to a former advisor to the People’s Bank of China. “The property market right now in China is actually two-fold. It’s actually going into two directions,” Li Daokui, now a professor

The news is full of stories regarding yesterday’s call by WeWork to its landlords serving notice that they were seeking to renegotiate nearly all their leases. This was accompanied by a letter from WeWork CEO David Tolley who stated inter alia that “[a]s part of these negotiations, we expect to exit unfit and underperforming locations”

In this article AVD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bluecinema Picture this: You come home after a long day. As you approach your front door, you reach for your keys — but don’t feel them in your pocket. You quickly realize you’re locked out of your home. Luckily, on-call locksmiths are available to help.

Whether you’re selling your home or commercial property, the broker you work with during the process can make a significant difference. This is especially true in today’s market, which faces several factors including a shortage of homes and rising interest rates. It may be necessary to find the right buyer for your place, and that

In this article WFC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jasondoiy | Istock | Getty Images Coming up with a large chunk of cash for a down payment is likely the first thing that comes to mind when people think of buying a house one day. But you probably don’t need as much money as

On the surface, the news from the New York City office sector may look grim: vacancy rates nearing 20%, occupancy rates stubbornly stuck at around 50%, interest rates rising, values dropping, anemic investment sales activity and owners giving keys back to lenders. Fortunately, that isn’t the full story. As I discussed in my previous Forbes

Apartment rents have been cooling off sharply for several months, and they look like they’re about to go negative compared with a year ago. Rents in August were just 0.28% higher than August 2022, according to real estate tech platform RealPage. Compare that to a year ago, when rents were posting 11% annual growth. With

In the massive and eclectic mosaic that is America, each county tells its own unique story, interwoven with threads of hope, ambition, dreams, and sometimes, stark contrasts. But in every state, there exists a county where these contrasts are most palpable — where the divide between the opulent and the struggling is not just a

Many Americans are house-rich, at least on paper. Thanks to skyrocketing housing prices, homeowners are now sitting on nearly $30 trillion in home equity, according to the St. Louis Federal Reserve — just shy of the 2022 peak. That’s roughly $200,000 cash per homeowner in equity that can be tapped, which is the amount most lenders