Real Estate
The 10 top emerging trends that will shape real estate in 2019
The Urban Land Institute’s annual look at the year ahead focuses on technology and transformation at an uncertain moment.
Housing market signaled potential future downturn in 2018
Long plagued by housing shortages, inventory spikes signal change may be coming.
Need money for a down payment on a house? There’s an app for that.
HomeFundIt combines crowdfunding and a new cash-back shopping program to help you raise money for a down payment.
Rising labor costs send the price of house construction skyward
Labor, not materials, driving recent increases in big-city homebuilding costs.
The single-family rental industry is starting to consolidate
OwnAmerica’s merger with Renters Warehouse last week will bring end-to-end services even to smaller investors.
The rise of the architect-developer
A closer relationship between architects and developers is unlocking creativity in the built world.
West Coast home prices are primed to drop. Here’s why.
Median listing prices have dropped, sales prices could follow.
Single-family rental companies turn to Opendoor, Offerpad for new inventory
With the market stalling, Invitation Homes and its peers are looking anywhere they can.
Why shrinking U.S. homes may be a boost to homebuyers
Entry-level home construction might finally be on the rise
How a ‘segregation tax’ is costing black American homeowners $156 billion
A new Brookings/Gallup study shows how black homeowners, already challenged by a legacy of discrimination, are further penalized by devaluation.
‘Co-living’ in an abandoned mall? This startup is making it happen
Vivahouse wants to create affordable housing stock by building modular prefab rooms that can be rapidly installed inside another building.
Do rents really go down in the winter?
The conventional wisdom is "yes." Here’s what the data says.
Senior housing: Older Americans face affordability, accessibility challenges
Harvard’s latest senior housing report highlights a lack of diverse options as nation’s population ages
What Amazon’s HQ2 will mean for a city’s brand
Can a city hold onto—and control—its identity when a mega-corporation moves in?
The number of ‘million-dollar neighborhoods’ in the U.S. has doubled
Where the median home price is a seven-figure figure
The tenant-landlord relationship is going digital
Online property management tools are moving the landlord-tenant relationship to the internet
Open houses become real-time design museums in Sweden
The Home Viewing Exhibitions turn open houses into real-time museums of Swedish design.
If California’s the future, why are so many leaving?
A sobering study shows how life in the Golden State continues to get too expensive.
What the Amazon HQ2 cities can learn from Seattle
Now the nation’s biggest company town, Seattle has been changed by the retail and tech giant
Coliving scales up with larger buildings, and bigger ambitions
New projects from Starcity, Ollie show shift to building multistory projects from scratch
Can a Silicon Valley-backed hotel startup offer boutique lodging for less?
Life House, which just launched in Miami, wants to be both a brand and a platform.
‘Haunted’ houses present a very real challenge for realtors
What happens when you’re buying (or selling) the nightmare on Elm Street.
Fairy tale cottage with impeccable gardens asks $1.8M
Set on a 12,100 square foot lot, the house boasts manicured gardens, a Dutch door entrance, and a fountain.
Cheery midcentury modern in Palm Springs wants $659K
Located in the Little Beverly Hills neighborhood of Palm Springs, this four-bedroom, three-bath gem boasts a pool and mountain views.
Waterfront estate asks $2.4M in Florida
Located on the gulf coast of Florida, this 2.8-acre Mediterranean-inspired estate boasts waterfront access and original details from 1925.
Breezy midcentury modern asks $629K in Southern California
If you love the midcentury style but don’t want to undertake a large renovation project, check out this recently restored gem in Southern California.
Cliffside mansion with panoramic ocean views asks $30M in La Jolla
Fittingly called the Razor House after the point on which it rests, the cantilevered property perches on seaside cliffs with panoramic ocean vistas.
Light-filled midcentury home in Houston asks $890K
With interior brick walls, extensive poured terrazzo, and floor-to-ceiling glass windows, the home has a light and airy feel throughout.
Eye-popping Ettore Sottsass-designed house hits the market in Hawaii
You might know Memphis design group leader Ettore Sottsass for his whimsical 1980s furnishings, but the Italian-born Sottsass was also an accomplished architect.
Gothic Revival church house in the Florida Keys asks $2.5M
The Florida Keys may be full breezy seaside villas and palm trees, but this four-bedroom, five-bath former church proves that there are also plenty of historic gems.
Groovy ’70s time capsule with views galore asks $1M
Set high on a hill, this four-bedroom, three-bath home in Salt Lake City maintains funky style thanks to an untouched interior.
Midcentury jewel in Memphis boasts a cheery blue kitchen for $489K
Boasting views onto Audobon Park, this four-bedroom, three-bath midcentury home offers a lot of style for the money.
Tech has taken over commercial real estate
Tech Cities 2.0, shows how startups and technology firms took over the office market.
Bruce Goff-designed round house asks $179K
Known for his bold otherworldly designs, Goff built nearly 140 structures, including this three-bedroom, two-bath home from 1955.
Sleek shipping container house asks $875K
Architect Adam Kalkin designed this 4,000-square-foot home with an array of upcycled industrial materials.
Double A-frame Eichler in Northern California asks $2.7M
Built by Joseph Eichler in 1968, the four-bedroom, two-bath home features gabled roofs, exposed rafters and beams, and tongue-and-groove paneling.
Restored 1797 barn house asks $1.2M in Connecticut
Originally constructed in 1797, the barn suffered from a fire before it was purchased and restored by design-minded owners in 2014.
Historic mansion with 7 fireplaces asks $650K
Located on 3.5 acres about 1.5 hours west of Boston, the eight-bedroom, five-bath home was constructed in 1900 and painfully restored in the 1980s.
Flood insurance is broken
Hurricane Florence underscores how our current system of rebuilding after storms can’t afford a future of more frequent and powerful weather.