
David Stubbs from RICS, Lionel Barber from the Financial Times and Matthew Sharratt from Bank of America consider the outlook for the UK economy as the country's inflation continues to rise.
The Realtors tend to see the glass half full, that is, that 1/3 of the nation’s top 149 metro markets are still showing price increases year-over-year. But for those of us living in the other 2/3, we probably see the glass half empty.
The median value of existing U.S. single-family home sales in metropolitan areas fell 7.7 percent in the first quarter from a year ago, the National Association of Realtors said.
Home prices fall in 100 major metro areas, with CNBC's Diana Olick
Toll Brothers, the largest U.S. luxury home builder, said on Tuesday it expects to report a 30 percent drop in home-building revenue for the quarter ended April 30.
Discussing real estate development, with Richard LeFrak, The LeFrak Organization president and CNBC's Carl Quintanilla
Insight from hedge fund titan James Chanos, Kykikos Associates president/founder and CNBC's Joe Kernen
Insight from hedge fund titan James Chanos, Kykikos Associates president/founder and CNBC's Joe Kernen
Moving up in the condo world, with Jorge Perez, The Related Group of Florida chairman/CEO and CNBC's Becky Quick
Discussing emerging markets and real estate, with Sir Allen Stanford, Stanford Financial Group CEO/chair and CNBC's Carl Quintanilla
The median value of existing U.S. single-family home sales in metropolitan areas fell 7.7 percent in the first quarter from a year ago, the National Association of Realtors said.
Toll Brothers, the largest U.S. luxury home builder, said on Tuesday it expects to report a 30 percent drop in home-building revenue for the quarter ended April 30.
UK housing sentiment slumped to record lows in April, underscoring continued weakness in the sector and piling pressure on the Bank of England at a time when snowballing inflation could force it to keep interest rates on hold.
Shares of HSBC traded higher Monday after the bank reported a lower-than-expected $3.2 billion writedown related to US subprime mortgages. HSBC is the poster child for diversification, Ralph Silva from TowerGroup said as he analyzes the results.
A California man who has defaulted on nine homes and expects banks to foreclose on all of them, forcing him into bankruptcy, says he now considers it a mistake to have invested in the real estate market.
As American homeowners fall behind on their mortgages in growing numbers, bankers and policy makers worry that while many of these people cannot pay, some simply will not.
While there is still debate over whether now is the right time to buy a house, there are other opportunities to make a profit in real estate.