Queens Dominates List of Hot New York City Neighborhoods
Buyers and renters are looking for affordability, but pricey pockets of ever-in-demand Manhattan, including SoHo, also made the 2024 list of places to watch. Read More
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Crittall Heir’s Pink-Painted Art Deco Country Home Still Wows Nearly 100 Years Later
The residence in Essex, England, was built in 1934 for a notable window manufacturer. Read More
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NEWS BITES
Los Angeles Lakers Star Dropped $7.2 Million on Encino Home
Basketball star Rui Hachimura, who last year inked a $51 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, has snapped up a modern farmhouse-style residence in L.A.’s Encino neighborhood. The forward paid $7.2 million for the almost 7,350-square-foot home, which is adorned with brushed natural stone, carbon cold-rolled steel, white oak, Douglas fir and Ceppo di Gré limestone. Robb Report
Plans Revealed for Oklahoma Skyscraper
Plans have been put forward for a supertall skyscraper in Oklahoma City that would be the second-tallest building in the U.S. if completed. California architecture studio AO is behind the mostly residential tower, which has been proposed as part of a development called the Boardwalk at Bricktown in the city’s downtown. If built, the skyscraper could reach 1,750 feet tall, only 26 feet shorter than One World Trade Center in New York. Oklahoma City’s tallest building is currently the 844-feet-tall Devon Tower. Dezeen
Dubai’s Property Market Is Fresh off a Record Year
Dubai’s real estate market had a record-breaking 2023, according to data from Property Finder. The city logged AED 411.74 billion (US$112.1 billion) in home sales last year, a record high and a 56% year-on-year increase from 2022. Off-plan sales and a healthy tourism industry helped bolster the total. Off-plan sales in Dubai reached AED 160.46 billion in value in 2023 compared to AED 93 billion in 2022. Off-plan transactions contributed to 39% of the total transaction value. Zawya
U.S. Home Buyer Confidence Rose in December
Confidence among home buyers in the U.S. improved in December, as sentiment was boosted by expected upcoming mortgage rate cuts, according to lending giant Fannie Mae. “Notably, homeowners and higher-income groups reported greater rate optimism than renters; in fact, for the first time in our National Housing Survey’s history, more homeowners, on net, believe mortgage rates will go down than go up,” said Mark Palim, deputy chief economist at Fannie Mae. Reuters
AROUND NEWS CORP
New York’s Real-Estate Market Scores Major Deal on the High Line [The Wall Street Journal]
A Grade II-Listed Cotswolds Farmhouse Is on Sale for £2.25 Million [The Times of London]
How to Channel ‘The Bear,’ ‘Succession,’ and Other Emmy-Nominated TV Shows in Your Own Home [Realtor.com]
The Great Australian Dream of Homeownership Has Become a Nightmare for Millions—and Is Only Set to Get Worse [news.com.au]
