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Back to news home‘Grandfamily’ Housing Caters to Older Americans Raising Children
When Jackie Lynn’s niece gave birth to a baby who was addicted to heroin, Ms. Lynn sprang into action.She thought she had turned the page on parenting, after raising two […]
Evergrande Went From China’s Biggest Developer to One of Its Worst Debtors
The company owes hundreds of billions of dollars. Its creditors are circling. Its shares have taken a beating. But if anything forces a reckoning for Evergrande, a vast real estate […]
Delta Variant Casts a Shadow Over Midtown Manhattan’s Shaky Recovery
Midtown Manhattan, which has been in the doldrums for much of the pandemic, has finally begun showing signs of life. But that progress may be threatened by the surge in […]
Why Do We Make Things So Hard for Renters?
For struggling homeowners in the pandemic’s first year, there was hope early on that these hard times would not put people with mortgages out in the street.Thanks to quick governmental […]
Eviction Moratorium Set to Lapse as Biden Aid Effort Falters
The lapse of the federal freeze is offset by other pro-tenant initiatives that are still in place. Many states and localities, including New York and California, have extended their own […]
Home Prices Are Soaring. Is That the Fed’s Problem?
Robert S. Kaplan, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, has been nervously eyeing the housing market as he ponders the path ahead for monetary policy. Home prices […]
How to Cope With the End of Unemployment Insurance and Other Covid Safety Nets
Usually, these plans can offer only a limited grace period to use money that you didn’t spend during the regular 12-month period. If you don’t use the money, you forfeit […]
Growth Is Strong, but the Obstacles to Full Recovery Are Big
Most of the time, a 6.5 percent rate of economic growth would warrant celebrations in the streets. Only in the weird economy of 2021 can it be a bit of […]
Buy My House, But I’m Taking the Toilet
In any market, it is not uncommon for buyers and sellers to spar over light fixtures, window treatments and appliances, with million-dollar deals sometimes unraveling over items that cost a […]