Tag: realestate
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China’s property woes offer a window into the demise of the country’s boom times
[ad_1] As China’s economic recovery continues to underwhelm, observers’ sights are turning from the country’s intractably weak consumer sector to the more worrying downturn in the enormous Chinese real-estate market. Sluggish economic growth in general and a softening property market in particular have increased expectations for stimulus measures to inject life into a post-COVID recovery…
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Opinion: Don’t become a landlord — own these REITs instead
[ad_1] Who would be a landlord? The costs are high, the risks are huge, and the so-called passive income is uncertain. I did it once, and the paperwork alone was enough to drive me nuts. Even before considering the various hassles of finding good tenants; managing the property; and dealing with leaks, disputes, broken washing…
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My brother and I will inherit our mother’s house. It’s appreciated in value by $700,000. Will we have to pay capital-gains tax?
[ad_1] Dear MarketWatch, I am the trustee for my mother’s revocable trust, and my brother is a backup trustee. When she passes, I plan to sell her house and distribute the proceeds. My younger brother currently lives in the house and takes care of her. I want to sell the house as it is very…
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A record number of homes are being built to rent. Does this hurt house hunters?
[ad_1] As aspiring homeowners contend with high mortgage rates, rising home prices, and a low number of homes for sale, the construction of single-family homes built deliberately to be rented is forging full steam ahead as investors bet on rentals. The number of newly built single-family homes being sold to investors to rent, or also…
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Opinion: Commercial real estate faces a ‘perfect storm’ — and loans are coming due
[ad_1] “ Tight lending conditions and loans refinanced at higher, unsustainable rates could potentially stifle construction and development. ” As the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, much attention has been given to rising inflation and the interest-rate hikes to combat it. But there is another looming threat with equally impactful and widespread implications for…