Everyone’s a Landlord—Small-Time Investors Snap Up Out-of-State Properties
Jack Cronin found San Francisco-area homes too expensive or too far from the city center to buy when he lived...
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Intel, Brookfield Sign $30 Billion Deal to Finance Chip Factories
Intel Corp. INTC 0.33% has struck an unusual $30 billion funding partnership with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. BAM 0.14% to...
For Rent: 327 Square Foot Apartment With 5 Rooms—Thanks to Robot Furniture
Our homes are, as comedian George Carlin put it, just a place for our stuff. But what if, asks a...
China’s Stumbling Manufacturing, Property Sectors Show Long Road to Recovery
China’s major economic pillars wobbled in July with weakness in manufacturing and the all-important property sector, showing the pressure on...
U.S. Home Prices Hit New Record of $416,000 in June as Sales Continued to Slide
The median existing home price hit another record in June, rising to $416,000, and sales declined for the fifth straight...
Manufacturers Brace for Nord Stream Repairs, Fearing Pipeline Won’t Reopen
PARIS—European manufacturers are preparing for possible natural-gas rationing that would force them to shut production amid fears that Russia is...
If the U.S. Is in a Recession, It’s a Very Strange One
Economic output is down—but the job market is strong, unlike in previous recessions. It’s the latest twist in the odd...
Bidding Wars Overheated the Home-Buyer Market, Now They’re Coming for Renters
When Donna Jones and her husband looked to rent a home in Northern Virginia in February, they often received the...
Big-Ticket Goods Orders, Pending Home Sales Point to Steady Demand
Orders for long-lasting goods and the number of houses going under contract in the U.S. both rose last month, signs...
What It Takes to Buy Your First Home Now
Dylan Holland and Breanna Cameron started shopping for their first home in the Atlanta suburbs in December 2021, with a...
Prologis to Buy Duke Realty in $26 Billion Deal, Including Debt
Prologis will gain properties for its portfolio in key areas with the transaction, including Southern California, New Jersey, South Florida,...
Target Warns of Weaker Profit as it Faces Overstuffed Stores, Inflation-Weary Shoppers
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They Came, They Hiked, They Stayed: Retirees Lift Fortunes in Rural America
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Tom and Barb Hansen’s search for a retirement spot reads like the script to a road movie. California’s...
WSJ News Exclusive | Blackstone Bets on Campus Housing With $13 Billion Acquisition
Blackstone Inc. agreed to buy student-housing owner American Campus Communities Inc. in a deal valuing the company at about $12.8...
Biden Administration Restores Stricter Environmental Reviews
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is restoring stricter environmental standards for approving new pipelines, highways, power plants and other construction projects, including...
Homeowner Groups Seek to Stop Investors From Buying Houses to Rent
Small groups of neighborhood volunteers are blocking companies from buying single-family homes, rewriting homeownership rulebooks to thwart investor purchases of...
Interest-Rate Surge Ripples Through Economy, From Homes to Car Loans
The Fed’s moves to chill inflation have driven up bond yields and many other borrowing costs linked to them. So...
Home-Price Growth Accelerated in January
Home-price growth accelerated in January as the supply of homes for sale fell to a new low. The S&P CoreLogic...
Home Sales Fell in February Amid Tight Supply, Rising Mortgage Rates
Sales of previously owned homes declined in February as rising mortgage-interest rates and a shortage of homes for sale made...
Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich, Owner of Chelsea Soccer Club, Is Sanctioned by U.K.
LONDON—The British government ratcheted up pressure on Kremlin-linked businesspeople, sanctioning a handful of Russian oligarchs, including Roman Abramovich, the billionaire...
