Ronda Kaysen
Real Estate Reporter and Writer at The New York Times
New York Times real estate reporter/ author / Find me on Tiktok @rondakaysennyt / https://t.co/LTo8wBrpyY
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3 days ago |
seattletimes.com | Ronda Kaysen
As 2025 began, the stars were aligning for a housing market rebound. Inflation was easing, the economy looked strong, and mortgage rates were drifting downward. By April, there were more available homes to buy than at any time since January 2020, according to the Federal Reserve of St. Louis. The conditions were ripe for buyers to reemerge, checkbooks in hands, and sellers to negotiate.
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4 days ago |
nytimes.com | Ronda Kaysen
Economists predicted that the United States would break free of its long-running housing slump in 2025. But the opposite happened. Even in Austin, Texas, where there are plenty of homes to buy, the market is "frozen," said one local real estate agent. Credit... Montinique Monroe for The New York Times As 2025 began, the stars were aligning for a housing market rebound. Inflation was easing, the economy looked strong and mortgage rates were drifting downward.
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2 weeks ago |
sacbee.com | Ronda Kaysen |Robert Gebeloff |Leanne Abraham
In the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires that destroyed thousands of homes and properties, many fire victims moved far away from Altadena and Pacific Palisades in a sudden diaspora that upended the two tight-knit communities in ways beyond the initial loss of property. Residents now living in rentals, with expenses that have ballooned, expressed frustration with school transfers, longer commutes to work and the overnight disappearance of yearslong relationships with their neighbors.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Ronda Kaysen
Walk into Pearl River Mart in Soho and the store is a sensory marvel of imported goods that could fill a home - colorful cups and bowls, teapots, paper lanterns, vases and ceramic figurines. There's the paper lantern a shopper might impulsively buy on a Sunday afternoon, or the wok and spatula waiting to stock a new apartment. About 65 percent of the merchandise comes from China.
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2 months ago |
nytimes.com | Ronda Kaysen
Take a line-by-line look at the estimated costs of building this four-bedroom home in Phoenix, Ariz., under President Trump’s agenda.
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Pacific Palisades is home to Hollywood royalty, hedge fund managers and political donors. Some have a direct line to the mayor, the governor and the president. I talked to them about the future -- one that will likely be richer and more exclusive. https://t.co/FgIptd0LMe