(CNN) — For anyone looking to purchase a new home in the United States, high mortgage rates, rising prices, and decreasing housing supply have made the entire process challenging. Now, a new Bankrate.com analysis released Monday shows that in nearly half of U.S. states, buyers need a six-figure household income ... Read more
Read More »Sharing a flat at the age of 90, the benefits of inter-generational coexistence health and wellness
Conchita Satorres was looking for a roommate in Barcelona. This is always a complicated process, but even more so when you’re 91 and your last roommate was your husband. When Conchita became a widow, she began to withdraw into herself. And in his apartment. “I hardly ever went out,” he ... Read more
Read More »After achieving record profits, Airbnb plans to reposition itself by entering new businesses. economy
The cover of Airbnb’s Q4 2023 earnings report is depicted with fireworks. The company has a lot to celebrate. Despite extraordinary losses in the last half of the year, the housing firm founded by Brian Chesky, Nathan Blecharski and Joe Gebbia in 2008 out of their home in San Francisco ... Read more
Read More »Amazon sells homes for $26,000: what they look like inside and what they’re made of
Owning a home is a dream of millions, but with current housing prices this desire seems to be fading soon. However, there are people always looking for alternatives, like @hittaa_jeff, a TikTok user who Bought a prefab house on Amazon for $24,000, The young man shared in several videos the ... Read more
Read More »Housing sector decline: households put off 20 billion investments due to low sales in 2023 – Sectors – Economy
2023 was not a good year for new housing. According to the urban coordination of the Colombian Chamber of Construction (Camacol), only 130,851 units were sold. This means that during the last year Construction companies sold 106,554 less houses The decline in one year compared to what was recorded in ... Read more
Read More »Boomers in America don’t want to leave their homes, and that’s a problem for young families
(CNN) — Buying a family-sized home with three or more bedrooms used to be possible for young people with children. But with home prices rising faster than wages, mortgage rates still near 23-year highs, and a nationwide housing shortage, many Millennials with children can’t afford it. What about Generation Z ... Read more
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