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, 16 May 2026 21:33:59 GMT http://www.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif https://www.wsj.com/real-estate WP-WSJ-0003583627 A surfer and dog-collar magnate built his dream home on the coast. Then the state’s most powerful regulator cracked down. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/california-rich-dude-fights-2-5-million-fine-over-public-beach-access-a3addaaa?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Sat, 16 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT Jim Carlton John Francis Peters for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003583229 The California property has remained in the writer’s family for decades, and at its peak, contained roughly 1,400 acres. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/jack-london-sonoma-california-431c5f71?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Sat, 16 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT Libertina Brandt Alamy (London); Seatimber Media WP-WSJ-0003579922 Plus, two Aspen architects purchase and renovate a Midcentury Modern home in Palm Springs and a 432 Park condo hits the market for $90 million. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/eight-gut-renovations-sounds-nightmarish-for-one-couple-its-an-adventure-35761ead?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 15 May 2026 19:25:00 GMT Kerry Barger Kacey Gilpin for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003580305 Jay Manuel completed a fashion-forward renovation of the Wilton home, where he built his own hair salon. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/jay-manuel-connecticut-home-6bebb401?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 15 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT E.B. Solomont Jay Manuel WP-WSJ-0003581281 A “Yes in My Backyard” bill backed by Gov. JB Pritzker is designed to create affordable housing by pulling some zoning authority from cities and towns. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/yimby-has-arrived-in-illinois-and-some-cities-dont-like-it-1d21f742?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT Jeanne Whalen Scott Olson/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003565680 A wealth boom is powering crucial parts of the metro area’s economy and has shrunk its population. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/miami-is-getting-much-richer-its-also-getting-smaller-5d7d463e?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 15 May 2026 09:30:00 GMT Arian Campo-Flores Scott McIntyre for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003520431 After spending decades and roughly $14 million buying, gutting, and selling properties, the Tulsa couple is now enjoying their ninth home—one they built from the ground up. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/tulsa-oklahoma-gut-renovations-08542dff?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Jessica Flint Kacey Gilpin and Vora Quinn for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003576642 The sellers poured more than $40 million into the project, which included combining a pair of units on the 64th floor. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/432-park-avenue-condo-asks-90-million-3013ee40?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 13 May 2026 20:30:00 GMT E.B. Solomont Evan Joseph/Evan Joseph Studios WP-WSJ-0003573835 The Sullivan Canyon home was inspired by the architecture of classic California ranches including San Ysidro Ranch, where John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy honeymooned. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/dean-factor-smashbox-los-angeles-home-dc76301c?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 13 May 2026 17:00:00 GMT E.B. Solomont Studio Los Flores WP-WSJ-0003570430 The roughly 11,000-square-foot house is one of the most expensive on the market in Massachusetts. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/boston-back-bay-townhouse-38-million-b7b39219?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 12 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT Libertina Brandt Flylisted/Serhant WP-WSJ-0003551255 The clinical psychologist on mediating problems between her mother and father, her two-chapter childhood and working with patients in front of the camera. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/couples-therapy-orna-guralnik-577289a7?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT Marc Myers Giovana Schlüter Nunes/Paramount+ WP-WSJ-0003573324 Plus, Wichita is becoming a rare mecca for the new middle class. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/manhattans-hellhole-is-having-an-office-boom-be3fde2a?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 13 May 2026 13:55:00 GMT Craig Karmin Richard B. Levine/Zuma Press WP-WSJ-0003573562 Mall owners resort to banning anyone under 18 unaccompanied by an adult, following waves of teen disruptions at their properties. https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/teens-helped-bring-malls-back-to-life-now-theyre-getting-banned-37bdc2a9?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 13 May 2026 09:30:00 GMT Kate King Emma Rose Milligan for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003569882 The Penn Station neighborhood, known for dirty streets and a claustrophobic train station, is attracting blue-chip office tenants. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/commercial/manhattans-hell-hole-is-now-in-one-of-its-hottest-office-districts-f33bb5a0?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 12 May 2026 09:30:00 GMT Peter Grant Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003555728 Plus, foreclosure filings hit a six-year high. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/nyc-rhode-island-and-others-consider-pieds-a-terre-taxes-to-fix-budget-shortfalls-ef2b3661?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Craig Karmin Amir Hamja/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003535712 Plus, AI startups rush to secure Manhattan offices, and data centers wreak havoc on a Missouri town. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/congress-attempt-to-build-housing-is-leaving-land-empty-instead-ab93791c?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:55:00 GMT Craig Karmin mike blake/Reuters 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 SB12564108394274383286504593071231928920330 The GOP Senate is about to pass a bill that is great for progressives. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/housing-bill-republicans-congress-elizabeth-warren-single-family-homes-f57b2c04?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:25:00 GMT The Editorial Board Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle/Associated Press SB11388472402578503595104593049503553695878 Our walkable downtown concentrates residential high-rises, office towers, restaurants and shops. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/downtown-philadelphia-is-finding-its-footing-b1e8b813?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:13:00 GMT Getty Images SB12022135641599333340604593021820754613496 The dispute has led to an ill-conceived antitrust lawsuit. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/compass-wants-zillow-to-hide-homes-from-you-9416ef50?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:08:00 GMT Nicholas Creel David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003582041 Gov. Hochul estimates 10,000 second homes in New York City will be subjected to the tax, which is 3,000 fewer than her initial estimate. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/n-y-gov-hochul-says-fewer-second-homes-to-pay-pied-a-terre-tax-under-new-proposal-a0a5c3ce?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 15 May 2026 02:08:00 GMT Rebecca Picciotto Lev Radin/Pacific Press/ZUMA Press WP-WSJ-0003565280 The “Will & Grace” actress, who renovated the Upper East Side apartment twice, is asking $6.495 million. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/debra-messing-new-york-city-home-5a74eee2?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Mon, 11 May 2026 21:08:00 GMT E.B. Solomont Theo Wargo/Getty Images (Messing); Evan Joseph/Evan Joseph Studios WP-WSJ-0003568695 The property, which has 200 feet of frontage on the Atlantic, has a 2,100-square-foot main house and a smaller guesthouse. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/michael-kors-fire-island-home-c6665b2d?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Mon, 11 May 2026 14:20:00 GMT E.B. Solomont John Nacion/Variety/Getty Images (Kors); Josh Goetz WP-WSJ-0003565308 Rent, food and other costs are cheaper than the national average. A duplex boom is attracting middle-income earners to the Midwestern city. https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/wichita-kansas-middle-class-affordability-9db486ef?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Mon, 11 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT Rebecca Picciotto Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003467157 The pair purchased a vacation home in Palm Springs and renovated the Midcentury Modern property. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/palm-springs-midcentury-modern-renovation-12ada07b?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Sat, 09 May 2026 15:45:00 GMT Nancy Keates Yuri Hasegawa for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003520431 After spending decades and roughly $14 million buying, gutting, and selling properties, the Tulsa couple is now enjoying their ninth home—one they built from the ground up. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/tulsa-oklahoma-gut-renovations-08542dff?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Jessica Flint Kacey Gilpin and Vora Quinn for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003569882 The Penn Station neighborhood, known for dirty streets and a claustrophobic train station, is attracting blue-chip office tenants. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/commercial/manhattans-hell-hole-is-now-in-one-of-its-hottest-office-districts-f33bb5a0?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 12 May 2026 09:30:00 GMT Peter Grant Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003573562 Mall owners resort to banning anyone under 18 unaccompanied by an adult, following waves of teen disruptions at their properties. https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/teens-helped-bring-malls-back-to-life-now-theyre-getting-banned-37bdc2a9?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 13 May 2026 09:30:00 GMT Kate King Emma Rose Milligan for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003568695 The property, which has 200 feet of frontage on the Atlantic, has a 2,100-square-foot main house and a smaller guesthouse. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/michael-kors-fire-island-home-c6665b2d?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Mon, 11 May 2026 14:20:00 GMT E.B. Solomont John Nacion/Variety/Getty Images (Kors); Josh Goetz WP-WSJ-0003576642 The sellers poured more than $40 million into the project, which included combining a pair of units on the 64th floor. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/432-park-avenue-condo-asks-90-million-3013ee40?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 13 May 2026 20:30:00 GMT E.B. Solomont Evan Joseph/Evan Joseph Studios CRED-298 Mortgage rates fall below 6%—learn how to get today’s best home loan rates. https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/mortgage/mortgage-rates?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:51:00 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 Fri, 15 May 2026 13:08:00 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 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:41:00 GMT Valerie Morris