The Bank of England’s campaign to curb inflation is pushing up monthly payments for millions of homeowners.
Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
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Why Britain’s Mortgage Holders Are Being Squeezed
The Bank of England’s campaign to curb inflation is pushing up monthly payments for millions of homeowners.
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Angelo Mozilo, Whose Mortgage Giant Fell in Housing Bust, Dies at 84
He built Countrywide Financial into the country’s largest mortgage lender, but its increasingly risky loans helped precipitate the 2008 financial crisis.
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What to Do With Overnight Guests If You Don’t Have a Guest Room
Designers share their secrets for adding sleeping space to any home — without relying on the dreaded pullout sofa.
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How One Man Saved a 19th-Century Cabin in Ontario
Building a big new house would have been easier and cheaper. But saving the 19th-century structure resulted in something better.
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How to Plant a Miniature Succulent and Alpine Garden
They may not be the showiest thing on the patio, but these miniature landscapes inevitably take center stage: “It’s about being in Lilliputian land.”
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In the Hamptons, a Modern Home Fit for a Bond Villain
The interior designer who renovated the Southampton, N.Y., house indulged his obsessions: James Bond movies and modernism. And he did it on a budget.
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How Much Debt Does China Have?
A major lender abroad, China is facing a debt bomb at home: trillions of dollars owed by local governments, their financial affiliates, and real estate developers.
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How to Set an Outdoor Dining Table
The interior designer Young Huh offers a step-by-step guide to entertaining outdoors with playfulness and style.
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At Stoneleigh, Landscaping With Native Plants Is Possible
If you can create a native garden that looks at home on the grounds of a historic Philadelphia Main Line estate, you can do it anywhere.
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Lorraine Toussaint on Living in Hudson Valley After Fire Burned Her Malibu Home
After losing her California home in the 2018 wildfires, the actress bought an early-19th-century farmhouse near Rhinebeck, N.Y.
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American Cities Have a Conversion Problem, and It’s Not Just Offices
Piles of regulations, or “kludge,” and a culture of “no” are limiting the ability to turn building blocks into something new.