The evidence is patchy on whether lower rates have meaningfully spurred more activity, as the Trump administration floats measures it says will make housing more affordable.
Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
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He Hopes to Turn the Island of Nevis Into a Libertarian Paradise, With Crypto
A Bitcoin baron wants to build a libertarian paradise on the island of Nevis. Democracy is getting in the way.
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Home Depot Says Homeowners Are Weary From Economic Pressures
Sales fell at the home-improvement retailer, as homeowners shied away from big-ticket home improvement projects amid worries about housing costs and the job market.
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Homeownership Is Out of Reach for Many Americans, Despite a Buyer’s Market
A growing split between low-to-middle-income families and wealthy households is changing who has access to homeownership now.
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Shopping for Teapots
Because a beautiful teapot makes drinking tea even better.
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A San Francisco Renovation Inspired by ‘American Gigolo’
When an interior designer and a software engineer set about renovating their new house, they had no idea what it would ultimately involve.
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House Hunting in the Virgin Islands: Hillside Splendor for Under $2 Million
After enduring back-to-back crises in recent years, the British Virgin Islands are beginning to see the return of tourists and foreign investors.
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4 Takeaways from Supreme Court Hearing on Trump’s Firing of Fed Official
The justices were alert to the central bank’s crucial role and wary of issuing a broad ruling based on rushed briefing and incomplete information.
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Real Estate Crash Weighs on China’s Economic Growth
Falling apartment prices have erased the savings of millions of Chinese households, but exports lifted the economy to 5 percent growth last year.
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Big Plan for Fannie and Freddie I.P.O. in Flux as Trump Pushes Affordability
Six months after President Trump told Wall Street banks to prepare a swift stock offering, there is no firm plan for how to take the giant mortgage firms public.
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The Priest, the Financier and the $10 Millon Townhouse
When a pastor learned his childhood home might undergo a glow-up, he saw his beloved Brooklyn further receding — and took to a different kind of pulpit.