The Apartment Rental Market Is Rigged by Algorithms, a DOJ Lawsuit Alleges
If you’ve rented an apartment in the US in the past several years, you may have had the sense that the game was rigged: Prices creep up not only at …
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July home sales break 4-month losing streak as supply rises nearly 20%
A sign is posted in front of a home for sale on August 07, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Closed sales of previously owned homes …
B.C. developer, director fined $99K for causing ‘consumer harm’
A Surrey, B.C.-based property developer and its director have been ordered to pay nearly $100,000 by the province’s real estate regulator for causing “consumer harm.” The B.C. Financial Services Authority …
Queensland’s Little Green Island, owned by movie supremo Douglas Gresham, for sale after 15 years
A Queensland island owned by a film heavyweight has hit the property market for the first time in 15 years. All 25.5ha of Little Green Island, off Mackay, and the …
Jim Cramer says Vornado’s double upgrade signals city real estate back
Jim Cramer’s daily rapid fire looks at stocks in the news outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. Lowe’s : The home improvement retailer beat on earnings but missed on revenues. …
Point Grey south: Sale of 591-hectares of land expected to be finalised this week
Years after protests quashed plans for a 330-berth marina at Point Grey another huge parcel of land in the area is about to change hands. The 591-hectare Point Grey south …
Brits snap up lower mortgages as BOE cut boosts market
Richard Newstead | Moment | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s biggest high street lenders are continuing to slash borrowing costs after the Bank of England’s first interest rate cut in four years …
Hong Kong property buyers willing to forfeit deposits than pay above-market prices
The number of new-home buyers who have forfeited their deposits has jumped by nearly a fifth in the first half compared with the whole of last year amid a persistent …
Luxury properties defy China’s slumping home sales as big-city buyers splash out
China’s premium property market is in the midst of a recovery despite the gloomy mass market, as two luxury projects in Shanghai sold out soon after they were launched over …
This startup will sell methane-eating microbes to Whole Foods
Much energy and effort is spent on reducing carbon emissions in the fight against global warming, but methane, while less abundant, is more destructive to the planet. It is far …