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Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:24:11 GMT http://www.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif https://www.wsj.com/real-estate WP-WSJ-0003983726 Developers in states like Texas, Utah, and Arizona are betting that man-made surf lagoons will lure wealthy buyers, despite high construction costs and steep monthly fees. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/artificial-wave-pools-residential-communities-a2aa4070?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT Nancy Keates Andy Jacobsohn for WSJ WP-WSJ-0004022550 Fashion Nova CEO Richard Saghian adds the Tribeca apartment to his collection of homes, which includes a $126 million megamansion in Bel-Air. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/fashion-nova-richard-saghian-nyc-penthouse-17a8b76e?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:06:00 GMT Katherine Clarke Evan Joseph/Evan Joseph Studios WP-WSJ-0004023027 The white-shoe law firm’s collapse opens a big block of Fifth Avenue office space, though it is unclear whether the firm or its landlord will benefit. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/commercial/weil-gotshals-demise-created-a-surprise-nyc-office-windfall-78fa1184?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:36:00 GMT Peter Grant Marcin Golba/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0004019020 Plus, the making of one of America’s priciest compounds and a historic Newport Beach home built for a famed naturopath. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/the-sinking-of-a-malibu-megaproject-ce831e93?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:25:00 GMT Kerry Barger Adam Amengual WP-WSJ-0004011339 In October, we traveled to Southern California, the Florida coast, the Virginia countryside and a remote Canadian island. Now it’s your turn to pick a winner. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/house-of-the-month-october-2026-69b601c0?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT Kerry Barger Clockwise from top left: Mark Wilson; Cristian Cruzio; Monument Studios; Mark Wilson WP-WSJ-0004003633 Scott Gillen’s decadelong plan to build an ultraexclusive Malibu enclave is in jeopardy after entities tied to the developer filed for bankruptcy amid an ongoing battle with his partner. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/scott-gillen-the-case-malibu-18c1cb0e?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Katherine Clarke Adam Amengual WP-WSJ-0004019104 Hart and his family used the Pinecrest home as a getaway during the NBA offseason. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/knicks-josh-hart-florida-home-fa1ad23f?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:30:00 GMT Libertina Brandt Matt Slocum/AP (Hart); 1 Oak Studios/ONE Sotheby's International Realty WP-WSJ-0004002422 A mystery billionaire bought 19 acres in prime Naples. Local real-estate agents say it’s a harbinger of things to come for the Florida coastal city. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/gordon-drive-naples-fl-cde579d2?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT E.B. Solomont NaplesKenny Photography WP-WSJ-0004010980 In the years since Markus Persson outbid Jay-Z and Beyoncé for the Trousdale Estate home, the Los Angeles market has become saturated with spec homes. “We’re not doing aspirational pricing anymore.” https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/minecraft-markus-persson-beverly-hills-home-46b5821c?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT E.B. Solomont Cristian Cruzio WP-WSJ-0003995956 The Rudolph Schindler-designed home commissioned by Philip Lovell was originally built with sleeping porches instead of traditional bedrooms. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/the-lovell-beach-house-newport-beach-ff7e8dd1?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT Sarah Paynter Sterling Reed WP-WSJ-0003965135 The former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers completed the waterfront property last year. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/frank-mccourt-boca-raton-fl-home-bc6ebd84?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT E.B. Solomont Next Listing Studios WP-WSJ-0004011708 Plus, the little-known real-estate business riding high on AI. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/commercial/nyc-office-conversions-charge-ahead-after-summer-scare-3295ca49?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:55:00 GMT Craig Karmin Angelina Katsanis/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0004008323 New York City issued 16 new permits after determining that a near-partial collapse in the former Pfizer building didn’t represent an inherent risk. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/commercial/nycs-office-conversion-projects-are-back-after-a-big-summer-scare-d010bfa5?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:19:00 GMT Peter Grant Angelina Katsanis/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0004003276 Big investors are piling into industrial outdoor storage, seizing on the demand from data-center developers for these 10-acre yards. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/commercial/the-once-obscure-corner-of-commercial-real-estate-now-riding-the-ai-boom-0bce5259?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT Will Parker Catalyst WP-WSJ-0003991703 And, real-estate giant CBRE is acquiring a company that equips data centers in a $1 billion deal. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/stagnant-housing-market-not-for-luxury-homes-779f3746?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Craig Karmin David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003956602 The ‘American Way of Killing’ author on what his parents taught him, his passion for long-distance running and firing an AR-15. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/malcolm-gladwell-american-way-of-killing-597db85f?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT Marc Myers Shannon Greer SB11676206231181634135104593524142504690914 Many of New York’s public-housing tenants live in properties whose land would be worth billions to developers. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-good-buyout-opportunity-7dab5229?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:40:00 GMT Adam Gray/Bloomberg News SB10553546939527494218504593524032856737390 A ballyhooed project will cost about $700,000 per apartment. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/affordable-housing-new-york-kathy-hochul-zohran-mamdani-adcaf5dc?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:37:00 GMT The Editorial Board Anna Connors/The New York Times/Associated Press/Pool SB10250048116742454433604593495581065402740 Many counted on payouts from landlords seeking to free units from regulation. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tighter-rent-control-robs-new-york-tenants-4b608462?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:19:00 GMT Seth Glasser Adam Gray/Bloomberg News SB12056617544910844189304593480173337434786 Alabama is doing it with closed coal plants, the Virginias with old strip mines. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/abandoned-land-build-a-data-center-bc568f08?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:58:00 GMT Jay Reed Shelby Tauber/Reuters WP-WSJO-0000374567 Is it too kind to call this an unintended consequence of progressive governance? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-mansion-tax-that-hits-the-middle-class-08b947fd?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:40:00 GMT James Freeman Jackson Tammariello/ZUMA Press SB10007526314142233373604593415951683230558 The Federal Housing Administration’s mortgage insurance program is financially sound and helps prevent expensive foreclosures. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-fha-protects-taxpayers-and-homeowners-23294955?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:08:00 GMT Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Shutterstock WP-WSJ-0004015164 The YIGBY movement has churches building apartments on their property, easing shortages while sustaining their ministries. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/yes-in-gods-backyard-churches-are-turning-their-land-into-affordable-housing-e696ca01?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:08:00 GMT Anvee Bhutani . WP-WSJ-0004011683 Payments could rise sharply for tens of thousands of homeowners who financed with ARMs when rates were historically low. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/home-buyers-who-enjoyed-cheap-adjustable-mortgages-are-now-getting-a-nasty-shock-6c5cf3fe?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT Nicholas G. Miller Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003988377 The Emmy-winning actor recalls growing up on a Connecticut estate, his boarding-school bullies and how theater gave him a sense of community https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/christopher-lloyd-in-my-own-time-78d2ab7e?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT Marc Myers Peter Yang WP-WSJ-0003998750 Plus, California homeowners rethink their backyards amid wildfires and a divorced couple finishes building their home despite breaking up. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/even-100-million-mansions-are-considered-teardowns-these-days-eee9dd33?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:25:00 GMT Kerry Barger Jonah Heinl/Next Listing Studios WP-WSJ-0004002522 Todd Michael Glaser says he and a partner will raze the existing house and could build two separate homes on the site https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/murray-goodman-palm-beach-home-cc2713e5?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:11:00 GMT Katherine Clarke Jonah Heinl/Next Listing Studios WP-WSJ-0004002422 A mystery billionaire bought 19 acres in prime Naples. Local real-estate agents say it’s a harbinger of things to come for the Florida coastal city. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/gordon-drive-naples-fl-cde579d2?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT E.B. Solomont NaplesKenny Photography WP-WSJ-0004011683 Payments could rise sharply for tens of thousands of homeowners who financed with ARMs when rates were historically low. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/home-buyers-who-enjoyed-cheap-adjustable-mortgages-are-now-getting-a-nasty-shock-6c5cf3fe?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT Nicholas G. Miller Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0004010980 In the years since Markus Persson outbid Jay-Z and Beyoncé for the Trousdale Estate home, the Los Angeles market has become saturated with spec homes. “We’re not doing aspirational pricing anymore.” https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/minecraft-markus-persson-beverly-hills-home-46b5821c?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT E.B. Solomont Cristian Cruzio WP-WSJ-0003988377 The Emmy-winning actor recalls growing up on a Connecticut estate, his boarding-school bullies and how theater gave him a sense of community https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/christopher-lloyd-in-my-own-time-78d2ab7e?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT Marc Myers Peter Yang WP-WSJ-0004003633 Scott Gillen’s decadelong plan to build an ultraexclusive Malibu enclave is in jeopardy after entities tied to the developer filed for bankruptcy amid an ongoing battle with his partner. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/scott-gillen-the-case-malibu-18c1cb0e?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Katherine Clarke Adam Amengual CRED-298 Mortgage rates hit a one-year high—learn how to get today’s best home loan rates. https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/mortgage/mortgage-rates?mod=LatestNewsRealEstate Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:57:00 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, 30 Oct 2026 13:06:00 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