New Real Estate Regulations in Massachusetts Shrink Homebuyers' Negotiating Power
A new state law will make it harder to waive inspections.
Real estate
Mississippi Tethers Real Estate Agents to Outdated Rule
As remote work becomes the new normal, Mississippi's insistence on an archaic 50-mile radius for real estate supervision faces scrutiny.
Chicago Mayor's Solution to Homelessness Fails to Convince Voters
Instead of a hefty real estate tax hike, voters want more logical, long-term solutions to a genuine crisis.
The West Bank Comes to New Jersey
Teaneck already had tensions over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A real estate sale caused it to snap.
The Federal Government Doesn't Know How Many of Its Buildings Contain Asbestos
A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that two-thirds of government-owned buildings haven't been inspected for asbestos in at least five years.
Two New York Cases Lend Credibility to Trump's Complaint of Partisan Persecution
Neither Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg nor New York Attorney General Letitia James can explain exactly who was victimized by the dishonesty they cite.
Goodbye, Navalny
Plus: A listener asks if the editors have criteria for what constitutes a good law.
How a New York Judge Arrived at a Staggering 'Disgorgement' Order Against Trump
The law that Attorney General Letitia James used to sue the former president does not require proof that anyone was injured by his financial dishonesty.
Trump's Absurd Property Valuations Confirm His Disregard for Reality
The former president's lawyers argued that even the square footage of his apartment was a "subjective" judgment for which he cannot be held accountable.
Both Biden and Trump Are Bad Candidates
The next presidential election may be between the two men. Can't we do better?
Florida's Restrictions on Property Purchases by Chinese Citizens Hark Back to a Dark History of Xenophobia
In a federal lawsuit on behalf of legal U.S. residents from China, the ACLU argues that "Florida's New Alien Land Law" is unconstitutional.
Congress and the Federal Reserve Could Be Setting Us Up for Economic Disaster
If lawmakers keep spending like they are, and if the Fed backs down from taming inflation, then the government may create a perfect storm.
Selling a Home? The D.C. Down Payment Assistance Program Will Give You Up to $202,000.
The city's expanded down payment assistance program is a recipe for increasing home prices.
Is South Florida's Housing Market Too Hot?
Zoning laws, a limited housing stock, and inflation have created a major housing shortage in the bubble-prone region.
Vacant Homes Aren't Making Cities Expensive
And vacancy taxes won't make them affordable.
The Deeply Flawed Studies Behind the Eviction Moratoriums
The government and media relied on studies plagued by shoddy statistics to make the case for blocking evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why Does Hollywood Hate Real Estate Developers?
The typecasting of builders as villains might help explain why NIMBYs so often win the policy battles over urban growth and development.
Does WeWork Work? Don't Write Off the Innovative Shared Office Concept Yet
Perhaps WeWork will eventually succeed in going public and in reaching profitability. Even if it doesn't, it will have paved the way for dozens of similar companies operating with variations on its co-working model
Heads Up, California: Sydney Has Figured Out How to Get the Rents Down
It's by building lots more housing, obviously.
Ben Carson's 'Oreo' Gaffe Highlights Acronym Madness at Federal Agencies
Plus: New York may ban 3D-printed guns and most Americans support Roe v. Wade.
Government Caused Housing Segregation. Do We Need More Government to Fix the Problem?
The Manhattan Institute's Howard Husock debates Economic Policy Institute's Richard Rothstein at the Soho Forum.
Bill de Blasio: 'We Will Seize Their Buildings, and We Will Put Them in the Hands of a Community Nonprofit'
NYC's mayor takes on private property (again).
Philip Payton Jr.: The Crusading Capitalist Who Outwitted New York's Racist Landlords
Best known as the "father of Harlem," he was guided by the theory that free markets penalize bigotry.
Kill the Mortgage Interest Deduction Now!
It's the worst sort of social engineering and special-interest payoff via the tax code.
Government Created the Housing Crisis. Government Can Solve It.
Suggestions from a New York real estate attorney
Trump's Lumber Tariffs Hurt Hurricane Recovery
Protectionism is a losing proposition, especially after a disaster.
New York Mayor to Property Owners: Drop Dead
De Blasio literally wants to tell people what to do with their land.
Brooklyn's Barclays Center is an Eminent Domain-Created Failure
Politicians and developers stole a neighborhood to build it, but it loses money and revitalized nothing.
Mogadishu's Real Estate Market Seeing Increase in Demand
Thanks in part to improved security situation
Richmond, CA, Plans To Seize Underwater Mortgages
Bold move to put the city itself underwater
Planned Tax Hikes Kill High-End Swiss Real Estate Market
Way to shoot your economy in the foot
Argentina's Dollar Restrictions Slam Real Estate Market
Home purchases are traditionally made in American currency
Capitalism Takes Hold in Cuba's Real Estate Market
Buying and selling property was legalized in 2011
Why Doesn't the Real Estate Industry Face the Same Scrutiny as Wall Street?
Understanding a puzzling aspect of the financial crisis and its aftermath.
French Home Prices Stall Under Tax Pressure
That's a government that knows how to shoot itself in the foot
Fed. Reserve: Flaws in Eminent Domain Mortgage Scheme
The people who are supposed to be helped have found assistance through normal, non-crazy means
Government Policy the Major Villain in Mortgage Meltdown
Feds pushed a "no down payment" policy that increased risk
One Year Later, Obama's SOTU Mortgage Promise Remains Stalled
Probably because they'd have to admit the government screwed up
