Real Estate News
Below are the latest real estate news headlines for buyers and sellers.Real Estate
Student loan debt is keeping young people from buying homes, Fed study finds
Home ownership among those in the 24-to-32 group plunged from 45 percent to 36 percent for the period in the Fed survey. Read Article
Home prices make smallest gains in nearly 4 years, but rents are hot
The slowdown in home sales and home price gains in most major U.S. markets is causing the opposite effect in the rental market, especially for single-family rental homes. Those rent prices increased 2.9 percent annually in November 2018. Read Article
Homebuilder sentiment turns higher in January after mortgage rates drop
Builder sentiment rose 2 points to 58 in January according to the National Association of Home Builders. This came after two months of sharp drops in sentiment to the lowest level in more than two years. The index stood at 72 a year ago. Read Article
Mortgage applications surge 13.5% as borrowers rush to take advantage of lower rates
That is its highest level since February and came after a 23 percent jump the previous week. Volume was just 0.5 percent lower than a year ago. Read Article
China's foreign direct investment into the US dropped precipitously in 2018, data show
Trade tensions, along with pressure on companies from Beijing, have caused a decline in Chinese direct investment into the United States. Still, Chinese home purchases and venture capital funding continue to grow. Read Article
Watch CNBC's full interview with Ashton Kutcher and WeWork CEO Adam Neumann
CNBC's Deirdre Bosa sits down with actor and tech investor Ashton Kutcher and WeWork CEO Adam Neumann. Read Article
A multibillion-dollar deal is creating one of the world's largest real estate investment managers
Asian real estate developer CapitaLand said it will acquire Ascendas-Singbridge, which would create one of the world's largest real estate investment managers. Read Article
CapitaLand's potential deal is a 'transformational move': CEO
Lee Chee Koon of CapitaLand explains why the company is pursuing a S$11 billion deal to acquire real estate group Ascendas-Singbridge. One reason, he says, is that the company would be able to gain access to "interesting asset classes" in the new economy sectors. Read Article
Newly built home sales fall in California
CNBC's Diana Olick reports on private sector data from John Burns Real Estate Consulting which showed that California had the worst newly home sales numbers. Read Article
Upside in Australian retail isn't coming soon: Strategist
Mathan Somasundaram of Blue Ocean Equities says the outlook for retail in Australia is going to be "tough." Read Article
