#How this Calgary company is transforming empty offices into housing units 

#How this Calgary company is transforming empty offices into housing units 

“How this Calgary company is transforming empty offices into housing units “ Even as remote employees start returning to in-person work, Canada’s downtowns remain filled with vacant office buildings. In Calgary, for example, the downtown vacancy rate recently reached 27.5 per cent. Meanwhile, the demand for housing throughout the country is higher than ever. Calgary’s Strategic…

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#Mortgage rates fall for third straight week

#Mortgage rates fall for third straight week

“Mortgage rates fall for third straight week” The average long-term US mortgage rate ticked down for the third week in a row and have fallen more than a half-point since hitting a 20-year high less than a month ago. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate fell to…

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#Home prices fall for third straight month in September

#Home prices fall for third straight month in September

“Home prices fall for third straight month in September” US single-family home prices slowed further in September as higher mortgage rates eroded demand, closely watched surveys showed on Tuesday. The S&P CoreLogic Case Shiller national home price index dropped 0.8% month-over-month in September. Monthly house prices fell in July for the first time since late 2018. House prices…

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#New home sales unexpectedly rise 7.5% in October

#New home sales unexpectedly rise 7.5% in October

“New home sales unexpectedly rise 7.5% in October” Sales of new US single-family homes unexpectedly jumped in October, shrugging off rising mortgage rates and house prices, which have drastically eroded affordability. New home sales rebounded 7.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 632,000 units last month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. September’s sales pace was revised down to 588,000 units from…

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#’Ghost apartments’ are ghastly, needless bane on the city

#’Ghost apartments’ are ghastly, needless bane on the city

“‘Ghost apartments’ are ghastly, needless bane on the city” New York City is in the midst of a housing crunch — and “ghost apartments,” empty rent-controlled units that are not in any rentable condition, are contributing to it. Almost 50,000 such units need expensive renovations and upgrades (often close to $100,000) before they’d be legal…

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