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Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium will host about 65,000 fans on Super Bowl Sunday. While the biggest battle in football will last just one evening, the fight that stadium faces from the effects of climate change will go on indefinitely. It is not alone. Teams and stadiums across country are dealing with flooding, extreme storms, excessive

Signage is seen at the entrance of the WeWork offices on Broad Street in New York. David ‘Dee’ Delgado | Bloomberg | Getty Images WeWork has sold its business management software company Teem and its minority stake in co-working start-up The Wing, the company announced Wednesday. Artie Minson, co-CEO of WeWork, said in a press

Alex Reading, 29, and Abhi Sanka, 25 were complete strangers when they each toured a 5 bedroom home in Arlington, VA a little over a year ago. But they decided to move in together, along with three other complete strangers. All of them had answered ads to rent one room in the home and share

Richard Sharrocks A case before the Supreme Court has the power dramatically reshape how the U.S. government polices financial fraud and other misdeeds against consumers — which many experts fear would weaken existing protections and expose the public to more harm. The case, which concerns the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, could ultimately lead to the

Changes are coming to credit scores. That may make it harder for some people to get a loan. FICO, developer of one of the most widely used scores by lenders, announced an update to its scoring algorithm, which will change how consumers’ debt levels are weighed. This latest iteration of the FICO score, available this

A worker stands on the roof of a home under construction at a new housing development in San Rafael, California. Getty Images Buyers are trolling the nation’s neighborhoods looking for homes at the fastest pace in nearly two years, making an already critical shortage of inventory even worse. Sales of existing homes rose a steeper-than-expected

A construction worker installs a rooftop on to a new home being built in Fairfax, Virginia. Paul J. Richards | AFP | Getty Images Homebuilding took a sharp turn higher to end 2019, but it is far from enough to satisfy the current demand. The U.S. housing market is short nearly 4 million homes, according

If you have money troubles, understanding your priorities and setting financial goals are key to turning things around so you can get on a firm financial footing that will continue into retirement. While this sounds logical to most, more than 1 in 5, or 21%, of Americans don’t save any of their annual income. That’s

A contractor uses a hammer while working on townhouse under construction at the PulteGroup Metro housing development in Milpitas, California, Oct. 25, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The nation’s single-family homebuilders are feeling very confident about their business in the new year, as high demand and low supply make for a

Buildings and skyscrapers in Jing’an district on October 18, 2018 in Shanghai, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Home prices in China have been growing at a slower pace — but a portfolio manager at J.P. Morgan Asset Management said it’s time for investors to be more excited about the Chinese property

A couple sits with a mortgage consultant in Miami. Getty Images It was a seriously strong start to 2020 in the mortgage business for new home loans and refinances. Total mortgage application volume surged 30.2% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Refinancing led the surge, thanks

Keep you neighborhood in mind when choosing exterior paint colors for your house. (Photo by: … [+] Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images After surveying 43 home design experts, Fixr has published the results of its annual color study. The results confirm what many interior designers have been predicting

LONDON, ENGLAND – The private office of Hong Kong property magnate Cheung Chung Kiu is purchasing … [+] the U.K.’s most expensive home. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Getty Images The private office of Hong Kong property tycoon Cheung Chung Kiu is under contract to purchase the U.K.’s most expensive home, located on the south

Two Super Bowl viewers could get $500,000 toward their dream homes. That $500K might not go far in … [+] some of the nation’s real estate markets. Getty For two lucky viewers, this year’s Super Bowl won’t just mean bragging rights or a smorgasbord of finger foods and beer. Thanks to a new contest launched

Lone Mountain Ranch Lone Mountain Ranch An hour’s drive from Bozeman, Big Sky Ski Resort is one of the largest in North America, but there’s plenty to do around here even for non-skiers and the majestic mountain scenery will take your breath away. Check into one of 22 cabins at Lone Mountain Ranch, ranging from quaint

The facade of 2-8a Rutland Gate, which is set to sell for a record £200 million, making it the most … [+] expensive home ever sold in the U.K. (AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images A Chinese property tycoon is set to buy a 45-room mansion in London for a record

A property for sale in Monterey Park, California Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The last two weeks of the year are always the slowest in the mortgage business, and while refinance volume took a vacation, homebuyers were apparently busy. Total mortgage application volume fell 1.5% for the last two weeks of the

Housing inventory has hit a two-year low. Getty Mortgage rates dropped to a 13-week low as we entered 2020, but despite the increase in demand it might cause, a huge jump in sales probably isn’t on the horizon. According to Freddie Mac, the current average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage clocks in at just

9 Hours Ago Andy and Nicole Hill bought their dream home just outside of Detroit at the end of 2013. Their initial goal was to pay off their mortgage in five years, but they ended up paying it off over a year faster than they planned. The couple chose mortgage terms that would let more

Lantern House Related Companies A new development along the High Line in lower Manhattan is igniting interest ahead of its imminent sales launch early this year. Being built by Related Companies, Lantern House, named for its uniquely-shaped bay windows that resemble the antique-style lighting fixture, is the first residential project in the United States from

Andy and Nicole Hill bought their dream home just outside of Detroit at the end of 2013. But they felt that being locked into a mortgage for the next 15 to 30 years would limit some of their life goals, so they came to an agreement: They would pay the house off in under five

Housing sales in Houston made quite a splash in 2019, having reached $30 billion in 2019, a new … [+] record. CALpix Houston home sales in 2019 hit new levels in volume and value. Houston Association of Realtor’s (HAR) annual report, released today, cited single family home sales of 86,205, a 4.8 percent increase over

Prospective buyers and a real estate agent, center, enter a home for sale in Warren, Michigan. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images December is not the most popular time to list a home for sale historically, but this past December it was particularly unpopular. The supply of homes for sale was 12% lower compared

2020 Getty Happy New Year to all my readers! As promised in my last post, I am kicking off 2020 with seven proptech VCs’ predictions on what lies in store for the sector this year and beyond. 2019 was a wild ride, but we can expect 2020 to outpace it! Once again, thank you to

A real estate agent walks into a home for sale in Lancaster, Ohio. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to the lowest level since October this week, at 3.69%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That has an already competitive housing market heating even more. Open

Photo: Getty More communities throughout the U.S. are demanding more flexible real estate options that can accommodate multigenerational families throughout all phases of life. One prominent and increasingly popular solution is the accessory dwelling unit, or ADU – an independent residential unit with its own kitchen, bathroom(s) and bedroom(s) that is either attached to or

Peter Weinberg, CEO of WeWork advisor Perella Weinberg, told CNBC on Monday that the office-sharing company’s tumultuous 2019 does not discount the fact that the fundamental business is strong. “Having gotten so involved in this, [I think] the core of the business is a really, really good business,” Weinberg said in a “Squawk Box” interview.

Maravilla Club Lap Pool Joe Fletcher With two of Cabo’s finest swimmable beaches, a championship golf course, private campsites and a slew of amenities, the 1,400-acre Twin Dolphin Los Cabos community is easily the most exclusive real estate in Cabo. Homeowners include some of the biggest names in tech and sports and the casual, fun-loving

Does the typical appraisal protect you from overpaying for a house? If it doesn’t, what would that mean for house prices in general? A study looked at a particular set of 8,533 houses that Fannie Mae foreclosed on from 2012 to 2015 and where two appraisals were done on each house. The first appraisals were

The view north to Central Park Tower and 111 West 57th Street on Billionaires Row from the 86th-floor observation deck at the Empire State Building on July 28, 2019, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) Gary Hershorn | Getty Images Real estate sales in Manhattan have fallen eight out of the past