- Santa Cruz plans high-rise living as a fix for sky-high housing costs — and meets oppositionby James Rainey on December 7, 2023 at 11:00 am
Santa Cruz leaders say downtown high-rises would ease housing costs. Activists call the plan 'out of character' for the laid-back beach town and are fighting new construction.
- Black-trimmed homes, tiny libraries and other signs your neighborhood is about to be gentrifiedby Jack Flemming on December 7, 2023 at 11:00 am
Gentrification is easy to spot if you know where to look. If homes in your neighborhood follow these trends, gentrification might be on the way.
- Three rentals and an ADU? A narrow two-story in Venice makes the case for building upby Lisa Boone on November 21, 2023 at 5:51 pm
Is vertical development a possible solution to the housing crisis? A slim, two-story ADU on a tight infill lot in Venice makes the case.
- What can you build on L.A.'s steep, narrow lots? How about this surprisingly roomy homeby Marissa Gluck on November 20, 2023 at 11:00 am
Simon Storey of Anonymous Architects has become the go-to for seemingly impossible L.A. lots. Building his own home on a Silver Lake hillside took some unexpected turns.
New York Times Real Estate News
- Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklynby Heather Senison on December 7, 2023 at 7:24 pm
This week’s properties are in Carnegie Hill, Lenox Hill and Cobble Hill.
- Homes for Sale in Connecticut and New Yorkby Alicia Napierkowski and Claudia Gryvatz Copquin on December 7, 2023 at 2:00 pm
This week’s properties are a five-bedroom in Weston, Conn., and a three-bedroom in Manhasset, N.Y.
- Home Prices Are Falling. Does It Matter?by Michael Kolomatsky on December 7, 2023 at 10:00 am
Median home prices have dropped over a year, but potential buyers and sellers remain stuck in place.
- New Legislation Proposes to Take Wall Street Out of the Housing Marketby Ronda Kaysen on December 6, 2023 at 9:12 pm
A bill introduced in the House and Senate would prevent hedge funds from owning single-family houses in the United States.
Houston Chronicle Real Estate News
- Mortgage rates continue record-breaking streak to new lowsby R.A. Schuetz on August 6, 2020 at 5:50 pm
The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 2.88 percent last year, according to the government-sponsored mortgage-finance company Freddie Mac.
- LGI Homes builds luxe homes on half-acre lots in Magnoliaby Katherine Feser on August 4, 2020 at 2:00 pm
The Terrata Homes are designed with private offices, formal dining rooms and outdoor living spaces.
- JLL hired to lease prominent Texas Medical Center office buildingby Katherine Feser on July 16, 2020 at 2:42 pm
Texas Children’s Hospital plans to bring additional retail amenities and refresh the building's common areas.
- Study finds minorities, women receive disproportionately few Harris County contractsby R.A. Schuetz on July 6, 2020 at 4:52 pm
A study by the Harris County Commissioners Court found that Black-owned firms make up less than 1 percent of government and procurement contracts awarded in Harris County, a disparity the Greater Houston Black Chamber calls “unconscionable.”