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The halted under-construction Evergrande Cultural Tourism City, a mixed-used residential, retail and entertainment development in Taicang in China's eastern Jiangsu province.

5 Lessons Evergrande Taught Us About The Chinese Economy

Sep 28, 2021
Here's what a troubled property developer tells us about the Chinese economy.
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Business
A "For Sale by Owner" sign is posted in front of property in Monterey Park, Calif., in April 2020.

Black And Latino Homeowners Are About Twice As Likely As Whites To Get Low Appraisals

Sep 23, 2021
A new analysis by Freddie Mac has found that only 7.4% of appraisals in majority-white census tracts came in below contract price, compared with 12.5% for Black areas and 15.4% for Latino ones.
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World
Half-finished apartment towers are part of Evergrande's Cultural City real estate project in Taicang, China. The firm has run out of money to finish the buildings as regulators force developers to pay back debts.

The Evergrande Group's Debt Issues Could Be A Drag On China's Economy

Sep 22, 2021
For decades, rising property prices helped enrich China. Now one of the country's biggest developers is facing bankruptcy. Policymakers fear it could send China's financial system into a tailspin.
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Business
A sign for the China Evergrande Centre, the Hong Kong home for China Evergrande Group, is shown last week. Fears of a debt default at the property developer sparked a global stock market sell-off on Monday.

A Chinese Real Estate Company Is Walloping Your Stocks. Here's Why

Sep 20, 2021
The Dow Jones slumped over 600 points as financial troubles at property developer China Evergrande Group became the latest in a growing list of concerns for Wall Street.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Las Vegas Gazes Inward And Sees New Frontier For Housing

Sep 03, 2021

More developers are looking to build on available land in existing neighborhoods, a process known as infill development. Along with creating new housing options closer to town, infill development slows sprawl and the expensive new infrastructure that comes with it.
 

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The Coronavirus Crisis
Marissa Lovell had hoped to buy her small Boise, Idaho, rental home until the price shot up by nearly $100,000 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Homebuyers Squeezed As Western States See Prices Double Or More In Last Decade

May 28, 2021
The pandemic has made the housing market even tighter in the mountain West, where first-time buyers are trying to decide whether this is just the future or a bubble headed eventually for a bust.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

What Nevada's Hot Housing Market Means For Buyers, Sellers

Apr 28, 2021

Home prices across Nevada continue to soar.  

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KNPR's State of Nevada

Will Nevada's Hot Housing Market Continue Into 2021?

Jan 26, 2021

The median home price in the city of Reno just reached half a million dollars for the first time, and real estate experts say they’re seeing record median sales of homes

NPR
Climate Risk Hits Home

Living In Harm's Way: Why Most Flood Risk Is Not Disclosed

Oct 20, 2020
About 15 million properties in the U.S. are prone to flooding, but patchwork and ineffective disclosure laws mean most people get little to no information about flood risk before they move.
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Environment
A new study has found that home sale prices and volume appear to be declining in Florida coastal areas at vulnerable to rising sea levels compared to coastal areas with less risk. Here, the balcony view from a luxury condo in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., in

Is The Risk Of Sea Level Rise Affecting Florida Home Prices? A New Study Says Yes

Oct 15, 2020
Research published this week finds that home sales volume and prices have declined in coastal census tracts vulnerable to sea level rise, relative to coastal areas less threatened by climate change.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Empty offices sit above empty retail stores on Broadway in downtown Manhattan. As commercial real estate continues to lie vacant around the U.S., it may contribute to a vicious economic cycle that reshapes our cities.

'Do I Really Need This Much Office Space?' Pandemic Emptied Buildings, But How Long?

Sep 01, 2020
As commercial real estate continues to lie vacant around the U.S., it may contribute to a vicious economic cycle that reshapes New York and other cities.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Caroline Wells and her family at their new home outside San Antonio. The builders just finished it so the yard has yet to be planted, but the couple is looking forward to letting the kids run out their energy with a lot more outdoor space than they had a

More Space, Please: Home Sales Booming Despite Pandemic, Recession

Aug 28, 2020
Despite high unemployment, a severe recession and economic uncertainty, the housing market is on a tear. Sales are booming and prices hit a record high. Low rates and remote work are driving factors.
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Science
Floodwaters surround a newly constructed house for sale in Maine in 2018. Realtor.com added flood risk information to the more than 100 million listings on its site.

Major Real Estate Website Now Shows Flood Risk. Should They All?

Aug 26, 2020
Millions of home listings on Realtor.com now include information about climate change-driven flood risk. Other real estate sites are holding off.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
People stand in the lobby of Amazon offices in New York in January 2019. At a time of mass work from home and many moving to spacious suburbs, Amazon is funding a large expansion of corporate real estate and jobs in New York and five other U.S. cities.

Amazon Plans More — Not Fewer — Offices In Big Cities

Aug 18, 2020
At a time of mass work from home and with many people moving to spacious suburbs, Amazon is funding a large expansion of corporate real estate and 3,500 jobs in six U.S. cities.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Until recently, Miriam Kanter and Steven Kanaplue were living in a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side with their dog Booey. The pandemic clinched their decision to move to Montclair, N.J.

New Yorkers Look To Suburbs And Beyond. Other City Dwellers May Be Next

Jul 08, 2020
Now that so many are working from home, more people are considering moving out of the city. The pandemic has sent enough New Yorkers to the exits to shake up the area's housing market.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

How Will Las Vegas Real Estate Survive COVID-19

Mar 19, 2020

Sports leagues have suspended their seasons. Casinos have closed their doors, and organizers have canceled conferences in Las Vegas.

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Business
Janet Jenkins used RedfinNow, an iBuyer service, to quickly sell her home near Los Angeles. The company repainted it, spruced it up and put it back on the market for sale.

Who Needs A Realtor? iBuyers Pay Instant Cash For Your House

Feb 26, 2020
Companies such as Opendoor, RedfinNow and Zillow will pay cash for your house and buy it quickly. New numbers show these types of sales are growing very quickly, but is it a good idea?
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Television

HGTV Celebrates A Quarter-Century Of Real Estate Inspiration, Escapism

Dec 01, 2019
The channel was launched 25 years ago today. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Ronda Kaysen, contributor to the New York Times, about why the network first caught on and is still going strong.
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Environment And Energy Collaborative
Hurricane Harvey's devastating flooding caught many homeowners by surprise, and prompted support for more disclosure about flood risk.

In Texas, Home Sellers Must Now Disclose More About The Risk Of Flooding

Oct 27, 2019
In many places there's no requirement to tell a home buyer if a house is at risk of flooding, even as climate change increases that risk. Some hope a new Texas law will be a national model.
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Business
Itzel Alarcon recently moved into a rental development near Denver. She says she's renting for now because she saw relatives hurt by the housing crash and is worried that home values might drop again.

Renters Only: These New Homes Aren't For Sale

Oct 07, 2019
Developers are building thousands of single-family homes that won't require a mortgage to move in. Even people who could afford to buy are choosing to rent — they aren't ready for the long-term debt.
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World
The Granville Street Bridge leads to downtown Vancouver, whose skyline of gleaming apartment towers hugging the waterfront is reminiscent of Hong Kong.

Vancouver Has Been Transformed By Chinese Immigrants

Jun 05, 2019
Chinese immigrants and investors have bought businesses and property, made philanthropic contributions and supported the arts. But some Vancouver residents feel priced out of the real estate market.
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Newscast headlines

Bonnie Springs Ranch Sells For $25 Million

Apr 06, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An "Old Nevada" replica mining town outside Las Vegas has been sold for $25 million.

Bonnie Springs Ranch started off as a wagon train pit stop in 1834 and grew into a tourist attraction featuring mock Wild West gunfights. It welcomed visitors until last weekend.
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Newscast headlines

Developer Suing Reno For $50M Over Denied Housing Project

Feb 23, 2019
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The California-based developers of a proposed housing development in a natural flood plain in Reno have filed a lawsuit accusing the city of blocking the project for political reasons.

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National

'Brady Bunch' House Winner Revealed: HGTV Outbid Lance Bass

Aug 08, 2018
The outside of the house was featured in the 1970s sitcom, but the interior scenes were filmed in a Los Angeles studio.
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Newscast headlines

Bidding Ends For Historic Gateway District Homes Near UNR

Jun 09, 2018

Seven bids have come in to the University of Nevada, Reno for the relocation of 12 homes in the Gateway District in town. 

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