Real Estate

Everything is coming up roses (and peonies) for Courtney Sixx, who is the founder of Bouquet Box. This innovative subscription box is the perfect gift for anyone with an equal appreciation for flowers and DIY projects. Launched in February 2021, Bouquet Box was co-created with famed floral design house Mark’s Garden. It’s a truly innovative product that’s the

Eddie Valdivia and his wife Vanessa pose in front of their first house, which they purchased in October 2020 with the help of a VA loan. Eddie Valdivia, 34 and his wife, Vanessa, 36, workers at the Red Cross, bought their first house last October, right in the middle of the pandemic. It’s a three-bedroom,

Charleston, S.C.—Located on one of Charleston’s barrier islands, the new luxury community Kiawah River reported an unprecedented sales record in the first quarter of 2021, surpassing its overall sales total for the previous year. As full-time remote work becomes a possibility for more U.S. workers, this somewhat remote Lowcountry agrihood is attracting buyers from across

Sharebite CEO and cofounder Dilip Rao and co-founder Mohsin Memon Source: Sharebite There’s no such thing as a free lunch – except when big companies want to get their employees back to the office during a pandemic. Employers including banks and asset managers, technology companies and law firms are ramping up back-to-work plans as more

Calling all design lovers—the newly released coffee table book, By Design, The World’s Best Contemporary Interior Designers (Phaidon, 2021) celebrates the work of over 100 of the world’s hottest designers working in the industry today, including Kelly Wearstler, Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, Luca Guadagnino, Neri&Hu, Norm Architects, Studioilse, Studio Shamshiri, Faye Toogood, Vincent Van Duysen, Nate

In this article BBY Ruben Fragoso checks out appliances for sale at the Best Buy store in April 2010 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle, Getty Images As Americans move into new houses, remodel homes and watch real estate values rise, Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said they are buying appliances and big-screen TVs and hiring

A visit to the Campbell House in Truckee, California, is a journey into the rail town’s past. Set on Donner Pass Road, the Queen Anne Victorian was built in the late 1800s in what today is known as the Brickelltown Historic District. This central commercial hub lies alongside the transcontinental railway line built by the

Ariel Skelley | DigitalVision | Getty Images Many older Americans worry about outliving their savings, and those fears have been magnified by recent spikes in inflation, eating away at retirees’ nest eggs.   The consumer price index increased by 0.8% in April from March and surged 4.2% from the previous year, the biggest jump since September

Miami Beach, long a focal point for lovers of sun, sand and saturnalia, has adopted a new and more businesslike persona over the past pandemic-pummeled months. The city’s office market has been transformed into a haven for corporate transplants, welcoming increasing numbers of Wall Street dynamos and financial powers to its C-suites, and sparking a

A “For Rent” sign is posted outside a residential home in Carlsbad, California, on January 18, 2017. Mike Blake | Reuters If you think buying a house has become too expensive, try renting a home or apartment. Fast-rising home prices have investors seeing dollar signs, and renters digging deeper into their wallets. Rents for apartments

For those who live in urban centers, navigating life during COVID-19 has meant rethinking use of green spaces. Pre-COVID, the local park, courtyard or well-designed backyard may have been a nice-to-have amenity, but the pandemic brought to light the importance of accessible green spaces for both physical and emotional wellbeing. From socially distant picnics and

A computer generated aerial view of Greater Springfield near Brisbane, Australia. Springfield City Group Travel up the sunny shores of Australia’s Gold Coast, 25 kilometers outside of Brisbane, and you’ll find Greater Springfield, a city that’s different by design. You may never have heard of it. Unsurprising; the city is not yet 30 years old.

In a sea of flashy amenities and larger-than-life mega-mansions, it can be challenging to stand out in Los Angeles’ speculative development scene. But one development firm is redefining the idea of luxury living in L.A. by leveraging a highly bespoke approach. Viewpoint Collection is a premier real estate developer that works with the most renowned

The Atlantic hurricane season hasn’t even begun (it officially starts June 1), but excessive spring flooding has already displaced thousands of residents in Louisiana.   A freak ice storm in Texas in February took out much of the state’s power grid, plunging nearly 10 million people into a cold, dark catastrophe. More than 150 people

The question might seem so ridiculous that it borders on idiotic—after all, Malibu is known around the world for its epic coastal hills that slope dramatically into soft-sanded beaches lining the Pacific, as well as its Mediterranean climate and famous residents that include the likes of Will Smith, Leonardo DiCaprio and Pierce Brosnan. But if

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sales of existing homes dropped 2.7% in April from March to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 5.85 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. It was the third straight month of declines, the group said. Sales were 33.9% higher than April of 2020, but that

San Miguel de Allende, located about a three-hour drive from Mexico City at 6,135 feet above sea level in the state of Guanajuato, is a prime destination for American retirees. COVID has only increased this gem of a city’s desirability. These ex-pats move for a mild climate, five-star dining, accessible art and culture, Baroque/Neoclassical colonial

Residential buildings in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. James Andrews | iStock | Getty Images The Treasury Department announced on Friday that it’s disbursed more than $6 billion to states to help renters and landlords struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic. Between the last two major stimulus packages, Congress has

In the wake of downturns, real estate recovery is often heralded by a clearing out of distressed assets. Opportunistic investors typically look to struggling, over-leveraged or mismanaged properties. Low-interest debt and the promise of a market swing—often as well as some value-add strategy—drive activity and signal an industry turnaround on the way. 2021 is already

A real estate agent stands in the doorway as Giovani and Nicole Quiroz of Brooklyn, New York visit an open house in West Hempstead, New York on April 18, 2021. Raychel Brightman | Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Images Sky-high home prices mean demand for ever bigger mortgages, but those prices may also be