Inside L.A.’s ‘Ghost Condo’ Crisis: How a Chinese Developer’s Unpaid Bills Froze Sales at Metropolis

Any day now, worried the residents of the luxury Metropolis towers in Los Angeles, the building's power and water could be shut off. The residential towers, located near the Crypto.com Arena and the L.A. Convention Center in downtown L.A., had been heralded as the best in upscale living, with luxury

‘An Adult Study Abroad’: How Americans Moving Overseas Are ‘Test-Driving’ Cities

While short-term rentals have been in the spotlight in recent years, a weeklong stay is rarely enough to capture the true sense of local life, especially in a foreign city. For a growing cohort of Americans looking to "test drive" living abroad, mid-term rentals are filling the gap between a brief g

Surviving Homeowners Can Outsmart the ‘Widow Tax’—but You’re Fighting the Clock

After losing a spouse, most widowers are hit with a cavalcade of financial questions that need answers.  For those who own homes, the biggest tends to be whether to sell the family home or stay put.  Given the importance of generational wealth—and the amount of young people banking on their folks to

Housing Week Ahead: September Housing Data, Home Prices, Jobs Report

The coming week brings a major monthly release from the Realtor.com® economics team as well as key economic indicators. On Wednesday, senior economist Jake Krimmel will publish our September Housing Trends Report, which will offer an early look at how the housing market is faring as mortgage rates m