Real Estate

October 23, 2026

Business

Simone Biles’s Houston Home Sold in Days While the National Median Hits 33 Days

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles posted a tearful TikTok recently, saying goodbye to her Houston home of six years. The 3,998-square-foot property was listed at $1.275 million and went under contract within

The exterior of The Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Business·USA

Plaza Hotel Reportedly Set to Close From January for at Least Four Years

The Plaza Hotel — the French Renaissance icon anchoring the corner of Fifth Avenue and Central Park South — is set to close from January for at least four years, according to reports from ABC News and ABC7 New York

October 17, 2026

“Success Is Not Villainy”—Bezos Made a Supply-Side Case for Affordable Rent Using One City’s Data. Here’s What It Shows.

Business·Policy·USA

Jeff Bezos appeared on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier at Blue Origin's Cape Canaveral factory and made a case that the people

Australian House Values Fall Across 97% Of Capital-City Suburbs: Cotality Index Shows Downturn Spreading

Business·World

Home values fell across 97% of Australian capital-city suburbs in the three months to the end of September, according to Cotality’s Home Value Index.

Paved highway corridor and mountain terrain along MacDonald Pass on US-12 in the Helena National Forest, Montana.

Environment·News·USA

Montana I-90 Winter Storm Warning: 3 to 9 Inches of Snow and 45 mph Gusts on Mountain Passes

Montana I-90 Winter Storm Warning: Snow and Strong Gusts on Mountain Passes Heading over Montana's mountain passes this weekend? Expect snow and strong gusts on Interstate 90, with a Winter Storm Warning

Sonali Tiwary

October 10, 2026

Modern office building of China Vanke property development company in Beijing

Business

Regulators Quietly Prevent Vanke Default as RMB 16 Billion Loss Widens Amid China Property Spiral

China Vanke, one of the countrys largest property developers, reported a net loss of 16 billion yuan ($2.4 billion) in the first half of 2026, its cumulative losses now exceed RMB 100

Sunita Somvanshi

September 27, 2026

Financial calculator used for payment and interest-rate calculations.

Business·USA

Freddie Mac: 30-Year Mortgage Rate Hits 7.03%—Monthly Payments Now $193 Higher Than a Year Ago

— 30-Year Mortgage Rate Crosses 7% Again—What It Means for Your Monthly Payment If you have been waiting for rates to fall before buying a home, September’s move in the opposite direction

Sunita Somvanshi

September 27, 2026

Business

London Housing Delivery Gap: Ballymore Warns 16,000-Home Pipeline Stalls Under Viability And Financing Squeeze

A major London developer is warning about housing supply constraints. John Mulryan, chief executive of Ballymore Group, has argued that London’s future housing supply could become increasingly constrained because projects are becoming

Sunita Somvanshi

September 14, 2026

Building inspector examining a construction site

Business

Buying a Home? What $50,000 in Hidden Property Defects Looks Like Before Purchase

Purchasing residential real estate ranks among the largest financial commitments most people make. Yet cosmetic renovations frequently obscure serious structural and moisture defects that cost tens of thousands of dollars to remediate

Sunita Somvanshi

September 12, 2026

Aerial view of a residential housing development in the United States

Business·USA

US Mortgage Rates Hit 6.78%—3-Week High Cools Homebuyer Demand

Mortgage interest rates climbed to their highest point in three weeks during the week ending August 21, with the Mortgage Bankers Association reporting an average contract interest rate of 6.78 percent for

Sunita Somvanshi

August 27, 2026

Business·Latest·Policy·USA

Mortgage Rates Hit Year-High of 6.66%: What Homebuyers Need to Know Now

Mortgage interest rates climbed to their highest point of 2026 this week, reaching 6.66% for a standard 30-year fixed-rate loan — the highest since July of the previous year. The sharp increase

Karmactive Staff

July 31, 2026