Economy

Google's effort to acquire a broad swath of downtown San Jose properties for a massive new tech campus is triggering a sharp jump in selling prices for commercial real estate in the area.

A midyear report says the average vacancy rate across the Twin Cities metro during the second quarter was just 2.4%, down slightly from last year and the previous quarter.

The family-owned real estate group affiliate has committed a significant amount of capital to growing the finance and investment side of the organization, which includes balance sheet lending.

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is calling on the FDIC to hold a public hearing on SoFi's application for deposit insurance.

With Hurricane Harvey rapidly making its way toward the Texas coast, lenders and servicers have activated business continuity plans to accommodate pending transactions and provide options and support to existing borrowers affected by the storm.

Signs are mounting that rising home values are starting to close the door for more Americans, threatening to temper the momentum in residential real estate.

Sales of existing luxury condos (priced over $1 million) in Miami-Dade jumped 51.1% year-over-year in July.

July home sales in the Chicago area fell 4.9% from the previous year, continuing a trend of weaker sales that began in the spring.

My Home is Realtor.com's attempt to compete with Zillow's Zestimate home valuation product, as it seeks to help homeowners manage their property as an investment.

After months of increasing sales and declining inventory, Rhode Island's housing market experienced a 4% sales dip in July, but strong demand pushed the median house price up by nearly 3%, to $270,000.

An unexpected decline in sales of previously owned homes last month to the lowest level since August 2016 indicates rising prices and lean inventories are impeding faster growth in the housing market.

Before joining NMN, our new reporter Elina Tarkazikis was a real estate agent. From endless fees to the benefits of working on a team, she explains why many things agents should know entering the business also apply to mortgage loan officers.

Fannie Mae is extending its property inspection waivers to certain purchase mortgages with large down payments.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a proposal Wednesday that would raise the appraisal threshold for CRE loans to $400,000 from $250,000.

With inventory still low, home prices continued to rise in the second quarter of 2017.

Reporting requirements for title insurers and agents have been expanded to cover more types of high-end real estate transactions, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said.

Buying into the American dream of homeownership is getting more costly in Chattanooga.

A decline in purchases of new homes in July may be a sign the industry took a breather following an even stronger run of sales than previously reported.

It is the largest equity investment that Clearinghouse CDFI has received in its two-decade history.

Sales slipped but prices rose in July as a short supply of homes for sale put pressure on Wisconsin's housing market.