Real Estate

Real Estate

The Housing Market is Still Rough. Tariffs Likely Won’t Help.

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Simply put: too many prospective buyers remain priced out of the market. And tariffs aren’t likely to bring prices down.

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Real Estate

Climate Change Could Slash Home Values By $1.5 Trillion, Report Says

As they say: Man plans, and Mother Nature floods his semi-basement. And climate change may melt home values along with glaciers.

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Real Estate

Blackstone is Betting on a Real Estate Comeback

The alternative investment giant may be on the verge of its first New York office building transaction in nearly three years.

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Real Estate

The US Housing Market is Becoming Bifurcated

Sales of new homes picked up considerably to end 2024. But sales of old homes are at their slowest pace since 1995.

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International Economics

Spain Slaps 100% Property Tax on Non-EU Buyers

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It’s part of a collection of measures to address the country’s housing crisis, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says.

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Real Estate

Murdoch’s REA Group Abandons Takeover Bid for Rightmove

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News Corp subsidiary REA Group abandoned its monthlong quest to take control of Rightmove, which rejected four “unattractive” bids.

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Banking

Wells Fargo Sells Most of Its Commercial Real Estate Servicing Business

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Wells Fargo said Tuesday that it will sell most of its commercial mortgage servicing business to Trimont, a global loan services provider.

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