The latest news on real estate, including luxury homes, interior design, renovation, as well as insights and analysis on buying, selling or renting your home. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate en-us Copyright © Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:53:43 GMT http://www.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif https://www.wsj.com/real-estate WP-WSJ-0003706482 The owners were tired of L.A. traffic, so they moved to Texas and spent millions on a renovation. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/austin-texas-west-lake-hills-home-60ca0839?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMT Nancy Keates JP Morales/JPM Photography WP-WSJ-0003707230 The roughly 2,800-square-foot unit is located at 160 Leroy Street, which draws buyers looking for anonymity. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/justin-bieber-new-york-apartment-d101ab09?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:45:00 GMT E.B. Solomont Travis Mark; Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003704054 A rush of completed and proposed buildings outpaces the rest of the nation, but the new supply is still dwarfed by a 400,000-unit deficit of homes in the New York City metro area. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/new-york-city-hasnt-built-this-many-apartments-since-1965-9107b316?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:51:00 GMT Lily Belle Poling Timothy Mulcare for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003696769 Towns like Wimberley, Dripping Springs and Spicewood have seen explosive growth since the pandemic, as buyers looking for more space for less take notice. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/texas-hill-country-luxury-home-market-ad91f3b2?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT Nancy Keates Brenda Bazán WP-WSJ-0003700303 Jochen Zeitz’s 178-acre ranch, which features an Old West-style jail cell, has appeared in shows like “Succession” and “Dark Winds.” https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/harley-davidson-jochen-zeitz-santa-fe-home-ff30fbfe?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT Sarah Paynter Crookes & Jackson/Sotheby's International Realty WP-WSJ-0003703042 A mystery buyer purchased the storied Bel-Air estate at the center of a lengthy foreclosure battle. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/casa-encantada-bel-air-auction-fca81fdb?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:31:00 GMT E.B. Solomont Katherine Clarke Simon Berlyn WP-WSJ-0003700891 High-value units at 432 Park Avenue are slated to pay millions of dollars under New York City’s new tax on luxury second homes. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/new-york-pied-a-terre-tax-billionaires-row-cca9ce7a?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:30:00 GMT James Fanelli Will Parker Amir Hamja/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003697658 The ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress says her family is downsizing to a nearby farmhouse they purchased as a restoration project. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/katherine-heigl-utah-home-48c59db5?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:30:00 GMT Sarah Paynter Engel & Völkers Park City; Getty Images (Heigl) WP-WSJ-0003679465 The “Enola Holmes 3” star on her nomadic parents, her Georgia farm and the hearing loss in her left ear. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/millie-bobby-brown-enola-holmes-3-4132aff7?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT Marc Myers Katie McCurdy WP-WSJ-0003698119 The landlord for the mayor’s former Queens apartment raised rent on the new tenant, signaling property owners will still have some wiggle room. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/nyc-rent-freeze-mamdani-apartment-06826ef4?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:00:00 GMT Rebecca Picciotto Rebecca Picciotto/WSJ WP-WSJ-0003697876 The Renaissance Revival-style home sold for just shy of its asking price after listing last year. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/bob-dylan-harlem-townhouse-97d5ff3a?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT E.B. Solomont JEAN-PIERRE MULLER/AFP/Getty Images(Dylan); Yuri Semenyuk/Chestnut Productions/Sotheby's International Realty WP-WSJ-0003699780 Plus, a big rent hike for New York City Mayor’s former rent-stabilized apartment. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/a-bold-bet-on-senior-housing-nets-big-payday-for-welltower-ceo-12ad76ce?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT Craig Karmin Julian Rigg/WSJ WP-WSJ-0003692831 Welltower’s CEO received an enormous pay package for the company’s turnaround, which has drawn shareholder backlash. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/he-dared-to-buy-senior-housing-at-its-lows-now-he-runs-a-160-billion-empire-5a035faf?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:30:00 GMT Peter Grant Julian Rigg/WSJ WP-WSJ-0003665903 Plus, Mr. Wonderful tries to build one of America’s largest data centers, and the federal government sells Washington, D.C.’s former Old Post Office building. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/hotel-owners-demand-a-bigger-piece-of-the-marriott-bonvoy-pie-8165a81f?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Craig Karmin Mike Coppola/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003663121 Owners representing nearly 1,000 hotels demand Marriott revise the rules of its popular Bonvoy program. https://www.wsj.com/business/hospitality/hotel-owners-are-rebelling-against-marriotts-loyalty-program-7625a5d5?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:30:00 GMT Kate King Mike Coppola/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003654403 Citadel acknowledges that its CEO was Miami’s “mystery” condo buyer, paving the way to develop a new apartment building in the financial district. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/ken-griffin-ramps-up-his-miami-real-estate-play-76a126f9?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:13:00 GMT Deborah Acosta Mike Blake/Reuters SB10290045923229983924804593254750587693658 The DeSantis plan would create a graduated system that shrinks the tax base. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ron-desantis-property-tax-ballot-measure-florida-9accc6ef?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:35:00 GMT The Editorial Board Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images SB12305293605687003550804593240522142646916 It isn’t worth $5 million, but property values often rise and tax thresholds fall. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/will-new-york-tax-my-upstate-house-aa0f7dd2?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT Mitch Zimmer Associated Press SB12504621647509054319304593228022546819266 The metropolitan area isn’t shrinking. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/miami-is-evolving-the-way-new-york-once-did-d13216da?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 28 May 2026 21:30:00 GMT Joe Raedle/Getty Images SB10756925262921944015904593147840283336064 Gov. Kathy Hochul tries to placate Mayor Mamdani with a new pied-à-terre levy. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kathy-hochul-pied-a-terre-tax-new-york-city-zohran-mamdani-7808a650?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:44:00 GMT The Editorial Board Lev Radin/Pacific Press/ZUMA Press SB11988022211333813689104593089250354487228 Cheap lending to low-quality borrowers renders one of Beijing’s prime policy tools less efficient. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-credit-engine-behind-chinas-economy-is-sputtering-1bd9924b?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMT Joseph C. Sternberg Alex Plavevski/EPA/Shutterstock SB11857261377719204666004593085261053867582 Students discuss owning a house as essential for achieving the American Dream. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/when-homeownership-is-on-hold-f767be4e?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:47:00 GMT George Walker IV/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003665589 A New York couple wanted a chic, hotel-like space where their children could feel comfortable, too. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/speakeasy-basement-new-york-home-a073326d?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT Rebecca Miller WP-WSJ-0003681793 After a $1.8 million renovation, a San Francisco couple received a crash course on winemaking from a neighbor and put their winery to work. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/sonoma-county-california-renovation-6a6b176a?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT Nancy Keates Jason Henry for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003692763 The roughly 15,300-square-foot home features a walnut staircase and a curved glass wall overlooking the yard. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/manhattan-townhouse-asks-50-million-c2268dfb?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMT Libertina Brandt Edward Menashy/Evan Joseph Studios WP-WSJ-0003689272 Plus, a South Carolina community goes head to head with its owner and a Texas home that was built from DraftKings winnings. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/welcome-to-lead-south-dakotas-most-expensive-real-estate-market-4090e076?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:25:00 GMT Kerry Barger Tara Rose Weston for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003685890 Our picks for June include a California home inspired by George Washington, a Colonial in Maine or a Colorado estate built around old mining sheds. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/house-of-the-month-june-775c96ba?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT Kerry Barger Eric Phillips WP-WSJ-0003697658 The ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress says her family is downsizing to a nearby farmhouse they purchased as a restoration project. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/katherine-heigl-utah-home-48c59db5?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:30:00 GMT Sarah Paynter Engel & Völkers Park City; Getty Images (Heigl) WP-WSJ-0003692831 Welltower’s CEO received an enormous pay package for the company’s turnaround, which has drawn shareholder backlash. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/he-dared-to-buy-senior-housing-at-its-lows-now-he-runs-a-160-billion-empire-5a035faf?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:30:00 GMT Peter Grant Julian Rigg/WSJ WP-WSJ-0003696769 Towns like Wimberley, Dripping Springs and Spicewood have seen explosive growth since the pandemic, as buyers looking for more space for less take notice. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/texas-hill-country-luxury-home-market-ad91f3b2?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT Nancy Keates Brenda Bazán WP-WSJ-0003679465 The “Enola Holmes 3” star on her nomadic parents, her Georgia farm and the hearing loss in her left ear. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/millie-bobby-brown-enola-holmes-3-4132aff7?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT Marc Myers Katie McCurdy WP-WSJ-0003665589 A New York couple wanted a chic, hotel-like space where their children could feel comfortable, too. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/speakeasy-basement-new-york-home-a073326d?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT Rebecca Miller CRED-298 Mortgage rates remain under 7%—learn how to get today’s best home loan rates https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/mortgage/mortgage-rates?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:03:00 GMT Miranda Marquit CRED-1290 Learn how to get the best rate on a home equity loan. https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/mortgage/home-equity-loan-rates?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:10:00 GMT Miranda Marquit CRED-682 Normally when someone has a low mortgage rate, they don’t refinance into a higher one https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/mortgage/should-i-refinance-my-mortgage?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:02:00 GMT Valerie Morris