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Below are the latest real estate news headlines for buyers and sellers.
Real Estate
Is now the time to invest in a Hong Kong parking lot?
Prices for car park spaces might have risen more than secondary homes in the past 12 years, but yields on parking space are only at 2 percent now, says Denis Ma of JLL. Read Article
Home furnishing names face intense pressure from Amazon: BTIG's Alan Rifkin
Alan Rifkin, BTIG, and Liz Dunn, Pro4ma, debate how to buy into housing stocks, through home improvement or furnishings. Read Article
Changes to that popular mortgage deduction won't rattle the housing market, economist says
What's driving real estate "is our sense of where we're going and the uncertainty" with the new administration, Robert Shiller said. Read Article
Here's why new home sales tanked
Sales dropped 9.4 percent in July compared to June, according to the U.S. Census. Read Article
Mortgage interest deduction would affect small amount of taxpayers: Yale University's Robert Shiller
Robert Shiller, Yale University economics professor and Case-Shiller Index co-founder, discusses whether the mortgage interest deduction is at risk for home buyers. Read Article
Here's why new home sales tanked
Newly built homes are more expensive than they've ever been before. That's why sales are suffering. Read Article
New home sales plunge 9.4% in July, falling to 7-month low
The Commerce Department said on Wednesday new home sales tumbled to the lowest level since December 2016. Read Article
New home sales down 9.4%
CNBC's Diana Olick reports the latest read on new home sales. Read Article
Housing growth happening in lower cost areas: KeyBanc's Kenneth Zener
Kenneth Zener, KeyBanc Capital Markets, weighs in on the health of the housing markets and home builder sentiment. Read Article
Weekly mortgage apps fall 0.5%
CNBC's Diana Olick reports on the Mortgage Bankers Association's latest data on home financing. Read Article
