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Richard ‘Rich’ Barton, co-founder and CEO of Zillow Inc. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. real estate market is beginning to show signs of a “great reshuffling,” as people relocate to homes with more privacy and space to ease working from home, Zillow CEO Rich Barton said on the company’s Q2 2020

Cushman & Wakefield CEO Brett White told CNBC on Friday that he believes the size of the remote workforce may double as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. But, he added, the vast majority will ultimately return to the office.  “If right now roughly 4.5%, 5% of the workforce is permanently at home … pre-Covid,

As conventional lenders have cooled on the commercial real estate space during the COVID-19 downturn, Stan Bril, CEO of MCG, has been getting a lot more calls recently from people who need financing. “I’ve had people come to me who have said that their credit line has either gotten cut, frozen or completely closed,” Bril

Ahead of his firm’s NYSE debut Thursday, Dan Gilbert told CNBC that Rocket Companies may make acquisitions to further leverage its mortgage-lending technology.  “We want to use our stock as currency and potentially acquire more fintech organizations and put them in the mold,” said Gilbert, chairman of Rocket Companies, which he founded in 1985.  Rocket Companies

A for sale sign is seen next to a house in Arlington, Virginia on May 6, 2020. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Mortgage rates fell to another record low this week, the eighth record set this year. But home affordability is weakening as the housing shortage, high demand from buyers and rising home

Apartment contracts in Manhattan fell by more than half in July, while deals in many New York suburbs more than doubled, showing a continued flight from the city over the summer.   The number of signed contracts for co-ops and condos in Manhattan — the best real-time measure of activity — dropped 57% in July compared

While COVID-19 has slammed many parts of the economy, suburban apartments are performing well for one company. Chris Berry, managing director and co-portfolio manager for Barings, says several of the firm’s close-in suburban multifamily holdings “have exceeded expectations since fourth quarter 2019.”  Berry says that Barings these properties, some of which are located outside of

Houses on Kelly Street in Kentish Town, London. Yui Mok | PA Images | Getty Images The U.K. government has released details of how tradespeople can get involved in its £2 billion ($2.60 billion) “green homes grant” initiative. Announced in July, the scheme will enable landlords and homeowners in England to apply for vouchers to