• The Math on a Money Pit: Is Buying the ‘Worst House’ in the Best Neighborhood Still a Smart Money Move?,Cassidy Horton

    The Math on a Money Pit: Is Buying the ‘Worst House’ in the Best Neighborhood Still a Smart Money Move?

    “Buy the worst house in the best neighborhood” has long been treated as a golden rule of real estate. The thinking is that you get access to a desirable location at a lower price. Then, as the neighborhood’s more expensive homes appreciate, yours may rise in value, too. But the cheapest house on the

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  • Inside the Midwest Housing Revolution Giving Artists an Affordable Path to Ownership,Isabella Bernabeo

    Inside the Midwest Housing Revolution Giving Artists an Affordable Path to Ownership

    A St. Louis organization is working to revitalize lower- to moderate-income neighborhoods through art—but with a radical twist. ​Traditionally, artists move into underinvested neighborhoods, add cultural value, and are subsequently priced out when market-rate developers swoop in. The Art Place Initi

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  • Billionaire Ken Griffin Buys Historic Cottage From City of Miami as Part of His Quest To Own a Full City Block,Julie Gerstein

    Billionaire Ken Griffin Buys Historic Cottage From City of Miami as Part of His Quest To Own a Full City Block

    Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin now controls a full city block in Miami’s desirable Brickell financial district following a unanimous vote by the City of Miami Commission to approve the sale of a historic site to the Citadel CEO. The nearly $3 million transaction centers on the land benea

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