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Pending home sales tick lower in July as canceled contracts spike
Signed contracts to buy existing homes, known as pending sales, were weaker in July compared with June, and were canceled at the highest rate since at least 2017.The monthly pending home sales index from the National Association of…
JLL Bid Intensity Index, gauge of CRE transaction volume, improves in July
Housing block in Warsaw, PolandBusà Photography | Moment | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real…
Student housing CEO says luxury is losing its appeal
Annex, a Scion community in Oxford, Ohio, that serves students of Miami University.Courtesy of ScionA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving…
Evergrande’s rise and fall leaves scars on China’s property sector
An Evergrande commercial complex in Beijing on Jan. 29, 2024.Greg Baker | Afp | Getty ImagesChina Evergrande Group was delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday — an ignominious exit for the former high-flying developer that…
How to get ready to refinance if the Fed cuts interest rates
Chair of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the July 29-30 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC on July 30, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Chair…
What wealthy parents need to know about giving real estate to heirs
A local house with a porch in Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA.Wolfgang Kaehler | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide…
Trump says he’ll fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook ‘if she doesn’t resign’
President Donald Trump said Friday he will fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook if she does not resign from her position."What she did was bad," the president told reporters who asked about Cook, an appointee of former President Joe…
July home sales rise as prices approach inflection point
A "For Sale" sign outside a house in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSales of previously owned homes rose 2% in July compared with June to 4.01 million…
Why home buyers are on the sidelines
Lorene Cowan, 44, thought she would own a home by now. However, in New York City, where Cowan lives and works, home prices have soared beyond reach."I would love to buy a home, that's the next step," said Cowan, a business and life…
commercial real estate’s next big tailwind
A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity…