Real Estate Blog
From the editor: Opportunity Zones allow investors to be part of the affordable-housing solution
Funding for affordable-housing projects typically comes from a mosaic of sources, often encompassing private, public and nonprofit contributions.
With the need for affordable units already dire and only getting worse, we as a region need more of all three contributors if we’re going to have a chance to meet the widening gap. In Central Ohio, it already stands at an estimated 54,000 units by even the most conservative of measures.
Against that backdrop, every new arrow in the quiver that…
Chestnut Street retail property hits the market
Sales of urban retail properties have slowed during the last three years.
We’ve been waiting for months. Here’s what Jeff Bezos finally had to say about Amazon HQ2
Amazon.com Inc.'s second headquarters will be … decided by Dec. 31.
That was the response the etailing giant's CEO and founder, Jeff Bezos, gave to fellow billionaire and The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ: CG) co-founder David Rubenstein when asked in an interview about its yearlong search for its so-called HQ2, a $5 billion, 50,000-employee endeavor that has 20 markets around North America, including Greater Washington, vigorously vying to host it.
The Raleigh area is also one of the finalist cities…
After Florence arrives, new seats at Kenan Stadium
A waterfront estate in Wilmington will be sold at auction, assuming it outlasts the Category 4 hurricane hurtling toward the North Carolina coast.
Affordability becoming bigger issue in metro Phoenix housing market
As the home building has accelerated, some builders are moving up market, while others are trying to redefine affordable.
Q&A: Homebuilders face challenges like labor shortages, high material prices
RL Brown sees many changes in the market since the last recession.
Latest amenities homeowners seek in their new abode
New homeowners are interested in a variety of add-ons, from smart technology to tile flooring that looks like wooden planks.
Top of the Market: Five-bedroom Collierville home leads week
A Collierville home that sold for about $860,000 led this week’s home sales roundup, in a down week for top-end Shelby County sales.
The No. 5 home for the week, also in Collierville, sold for $490,000. Located on Ivy Grove Lane in ZIP 38017, the 2003 house holds four bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms in 3,900 square feet.
A Prestwick Drive residence in Germantown’s ZIP 38139 took the No. 4 spot, selling for $560,000. Built in 2012, the house holds four bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms…
Deals Day: Digital homebuying platform expands to North Texas
Bungalo, an Austin-based real estate platform that’s digitizing the homebuying process, has expanded into North Texas.
Through Bungalo's website, buyers can search, tour, finance, make offers and close on homes in one place. Bungalo offers exclusive listings by purchasing, inspecting and renovating each home before putting it up for sale.
“It’s increasingly difficult to find the right home, especially if you are looking to avoid the stress and uncertainty of a fixer upper,” Greg Stewart,…
Miami Beach home development site sells for $14M
The buyer is a hedge fund from London.