USA Property

The massive edifice at 25 Water St. has successfully swapped its cubicles for more than 1,000 apartments. The former Financial District office tower underwent a two-year gut renovation to turn it into a high-end residential apartment complex. The behemoth of a property was once shared by JPMorgan Chase, the National Enquirer and the New York Daily News. When the 32-story tower opened up leasing in January, it became the largest office-to-residential conversion in US history. A rendering of the new 25 Water St. facade. Streetsense The building was once known...

'The governor has not yet come forward with any specific answers,' House Speaker Perez said. 'If the House wanted to get this done, they would have,' a DeSantis spokesman shot back.House Speaker Danny Perez delivers a stunning rebuke to DeSantisThe Florida Legislature nixed the governor's special session and created their own, solely focused on immigration.Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez announced a select committee to review property tax cut proposals.The move follows disagreements with Governor DeSantis on property tax cuts and other issues.The committee will consider various options, including raising homestead...

Placing India, China and six other countries on its ‘priority watch list’ for weak intellectual property (IP) protection, the US on Tuesday said that New Delhi remains one of the world’s most challenging major economies in terms of the protection and enforcement of IP rights, according to the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) Special 301 Report released on Tuesday. The USTR report stated that over the past year, India has remained inconsistent in its progress on IP protection and enforcement, even as it has worked to strengthen its IP regime,...

Watch: Indiana public school teachers rally at Indiana StatehouseShaina Terano, a teacher at Belzer Middle School in Lawrence Township, discusses what her students could lose with SB 1, the proposed property tax reform bill.Indiana's SEA 1 will provide property tax relief to homeowners and businesses, with businesses receiving the largest cuts.Local governments can offset property tax revenue by increasing income taxes. That could mean some families pay over $1,000 more per year on income taxes.Cities across Indiana are evaluating the impact of SB 1 and considering measures like hiring freezes...

March’s local real estate activity indicated a relatively balanced market for both Sarasota and Manatee counties, but changing national and international dynamics could call that stability into question.The Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee’s March report noted continued stability in the Sarasota and Manatee real estate markets, with steady single-family home activity and a strong presence of cash buyers tilting the overall trend slightly in favor of buyers. But as international economic headwinds shift following President Donald Trump's imposition of his tariff policies, and other countries' retaliation, the market could...

A turf war is erupting in the residential real estate industry, with the biggest names — including Compass, Redfin, Zillow and Homes.com — falling into two increasingly stratified camps when it comes to so-called “pocket listings.”Such listings are houses for sale that are shown privately to select groups before going to the general public.Brokerages and real estate portals on one side believe the private listings are beneficial because they offer sellers privacy and control, as well as a chance to test the waters on aspects of a home sale like...

The top housing market in the U.S. this spring season is a heartland hub where the typical home costs an impressive $200,000 less than the national median. Toledo, OH, a city of 265,000 people situated on the western tip of Lake Erie, claimed the No. 1 spot in the latest Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com® Housing Market Ranking through a winning combination of strong demand, quick market pace, and impressive price growth compared with a year ago.   Although a midsized city, Toledo—located about 60 miles from Detroit—attracted outsized attention from homebuyers during the first three months...

If property taxes were a competition, Illinois would be cleaning up.The state dominates national rankings for property tax burdens with four of the five highest-taxing metro areas in the country, Crain’s reported, citing Attom. The ranking is based on the ratio of home values to property taxes.The real estate data firm reviewed effective tax rates in 217 U.S. metro areas and found that Rockford led the nation last year with an average rate of 2.06 percent of a home’s market value. Chicago followed at 1.91 percent, just ahead of Peoria’s 1.89...

Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), U.S. existing-home sales fell in March 2025, with declines observed across all four major regions. Compared to March 2024, sales were down in the Midwest and South, up in the West, and unchanged in the Northeast. Market Overview Total existing-home sales -- which include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops -- dropped 5.9% from February 2025 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.02 million in March. This represents a 2.4% year-over-year decrease from...

After several years of elevated growth and performance, the US property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector is approaching a period of slower expansion and rising uncertainty, reports reinsurance giant Swiss Re. According to James Finucane, Senior Economist, and Thomas Holzheu, Chief Economist Americas, of the Swiss Re Institute—part of Swiss Re, a global reinsurance provider—the outlook for 2025 reflects a market adjusting to both economic headwinds and the lingering effects of past underwriting decisions. The analysts project that return on equity (ROE) will remain steady at 10% in both 2025...