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Lord & Taylor's final sale: Who will buy all that real estate?

by Marielle Segarra
Aug 28, 2020
The venerable department store is closing all 38 of its brick-and-mortar locations after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Pedestrians walk past a shuttered Lord & Taylor department store in Garden City, New York. on May 12.
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We might be underestimating our collective flood risk

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Daniel Shin
Aug 26, 2020
Matthew Eby, head of the First Street Foundation, wants to help homeowners protect themselves as climate change poses hazards to coastal properties.
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Home sales fell in March, but don't expect bargain prices

by Amy Scott
Apr 21, 2020
Analysts say last month's slowdown is just the beginning.
Home sales are down during COVID-19, but prices aren't.
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What is the COVID-19 economic downturn's effect on homebuilders?

by Amy Scott
Apr 15, 2020
Both the sales and building of homes has slowed with the spread of the pandemic.
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Pandemic could mean opportunity for real estate investors

by Andy Uhler
Apr 7, 2020
“Now's the time to innovate and go hunting," says an investment firm co-founder.
Could the post-pandemic housing market look similar to the post-Great Recession market?
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Will COVID-19 be the death of coworking spaces?

by Lisa Rabasca Roepe
Apr 3, 2020
“The coworking model hasn’t been around to witness an economic shock,” one analyst said.
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Buying a house is tricky when you can't leave the one you already have

by Amy Scott
Apr 1, 2020
More realtors are taking up drone photography and virtual tours.
Would you buy a house you've never stepped foot in?
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The rise of the high-rise

by Amy Scott
Jan 21, 2020
As more and more people want the amenities of urban living, there's nowhere to build but up.
At 44 stories, Baltimore's new 414 Light Street is the tallest apartment building in Maryland.
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Retailers find value in their bricks and mortar

by Amy Scott
Jan 7, 2020
Bed Bath & Beyond is the latest to sell stores ... only to lease them back.
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Positive signs for the housing market heading into 2020

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 24, 2019
2019 started out on a down note, with 30-year mortgage rates having spiked just below 5%.
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