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Real estate
Piano movers, inspectors and more feel the pain of housing market slowdown
Jul 24, 2023
More people are staying put, which means they’re not paying for the adjacent services we need when buying a home.
With existing home inventory low, there are economic incentives to build more
Jul 21, 2023
But one economist warns it’ll “take decades of building, not just one good year, for the market to come back into a healthy place.”
As offices sit empty, some banks are more cautious about commercial real estate loans
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Justin Ho
Jul 4, 2023
Office building vacancies remain elevated, especially in coastal cities. Lenders worry about developers’ ability to pay back their debt.
How bad will it get for office real estate?
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Matt Levin
Jun 26, 2023
Tenants are celebrating the falling rents, but record vacancies could eventually upend the market.
New house construction is booming. Here's why most of it isn't affordable.
Jun 20, 2023
There may be more supply, but it tends to cater to demand at the higher end of the income spectrum.
As enrollments dwindle and colleges close, towns hope developers will revive abandoned campuses
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Henry Epp
Jun 1, 2023
It isn't easy to find buyers for typical cinder-block campus buildings.
There are now only 4 major U.S. cities where buying is cheaper than renting
May 25, 2023
That's good news if you're looking to buy in Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland or Houston, but what about the rest of us?
For public good, not for profit.
Forever homes come in all shapes and sizes — and ages and states of (dis)repair
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Sarah Leeson
May 23, 2023
It will need “a lot of TLC," Candice Sides said about the 19th-century log cabin she bought to be her family's eventual home.
How a decline in home sales also trips up retail
May 16, 2023
When people buy new homes, they buy a lot of other things too, like furniture, appliances and electronics. When home buying slows, that can have a real ripple effect on other industries.
Who's the "we" behind those "We Buy Houses" signs?
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Amy Scott
Apr 28, 2023
Real estate wholesalers offer convenience, but at what price?