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☆ Are You Planning to Leave the U.S. if the Election Doesn’t Go Your Way? We’d Like to Hear From You.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | More About Ronda Kaysen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

As national politics reach a fever pitch, some Americans are contemplating leaving the country depending on the outcome of the 2024 election. Some are already living abroad — in part, the result of what they see as an increasingly toxic political, social and cultural environment. If you are considering leaving the United States for any of these reasons, are making plans to do so, or have already done so, the Times would like to hear from you. We’d like to know what is driving your decisions and how you’re able to make the move. We will read every response, and will reach out to some respondents to learn more.

Locations: United States

☆ Is This Really ‘the Worst Time to Buy a Home’?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | More About Ronda Kaysen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For four years now, the housing market has defied all logic. Even so, home prices stubbornly kept rising, creating the most unaffordable housing market in generations. So while buying a home continues to be an infuriating experience, marked by high prices, high interest rates and low inventory, renting an apartment is getting easier. That means that unless you plan to live in a house for the next decade or so, now may not be the best time to buy it. “This is about the worst time to buy a home,” said Christopher Mayer, a real estate professor at Columbia Business School.

Persons: ”, Christopher Mayer Organizations: Columbia Business School

☆ After a Landmark Verdict, Realtors Ask, ‘What’s Next?’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | More About Ronda Kaysen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Similar suits are making their way through the courts, with more filed after the verdict, adding additional pressure on the industry. The ruling “will reshape the housing market," said Ryan Tomasello, a managing director covering real estate technology at the investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, affecting “the industry not just from the perspective of the consumer, but from the perspective of real estate brokers and agents.”N.A.R. said it plans to appeal the verdict. Interviews with real estate agents in markets around the country revealed an industry wrestling with its identity and uncertain about the road ahead. Others are convinced that the verdict will result in only modest changes, perhaps a few more disclosure forms atop an endless pile of paperwork.

Persons: brokerages, Ryan Tomasello, Keefe, ” N.A.R Organizations: National Association of Realtors Locations: Missouri

☆ The Celebrity Apology Video Aesthetic
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | More About Ronda Kaysen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Last week, Drew Barrymore took to Instagram to defend restarting her talk show amid a bitter writers’ strike, a move that her critics said amounted to crossing a picket line. Facing the camera, slightly off-center, in a room so heavily wallpapered even the ceiling wasn’t spared, she asked her 17 million followers for their understanding. “I know there’s just nothing I can do that will make this OK to those it is not OK with,” she said, a macramé wall hanging behind her. The homey setting was familiar. It’s an essential element of the celebrity apology video genre.

Persons: Drew Barrymore, Instagram, ”

☆ Writers, Actors and Others Struggle to Pay the Rent as Strikes Continue
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | More About Ronda Kaysen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Faye Lauren, a celebrity makeup artist, loved the Williamsburg, Brooklyn, apartment she shared with two roommates for eight years. But in July, when Hollywood actors called a strike, celebrity red carpet events, and, in turn, Ms. Lauren’s career, evaporated. Without income, Ms. Lauren could not pay the rent. “When the actors’ strike happened, I knew that I had to leave,” she said. Two months into the actors’ strike, and almost five months into a writers’ strike against the same entertainment companies, people who work in the film and television industry are struggling to keep up with basic living expenses.

Persons: Faye Lauren, Lauren’s, Lauren, ”, “, sublet, Bowie Locations: Williamsburg , Brooklyn, South Florida

☆ Feeling Mortgage-Rate Envy? You’re Not Alone.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | More About Ronda Kaysen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At a rooftop party on a steamy July night in Philadelphia, the margarita machine was churning, the seafood boil was hearty, and the conversation turned to the default of the upwardly mobile: real estate. Almost anyone shopping for a home in the 2020s knows the script by now: Someone mentions their recent home purchase, a tale undoubtedly rich with drama, stress and suspense. Guests, well schooled in the volatility of the housing market, lean in for the follow-up: When did you buy? The response to that key question “is normally followed by an ‘Oooh,’” said Evan Barker, 36, a lawyer who attended the party and has participated in enough of these exchanges to know that the “Oooh” means one of two things: You either got the interest rate of a lifetime, or you squarely did not.

Persons: margarita, ’ ”, Evan Barker Locations: Philadelphia

☆ The Modern Farmhouse Is Today’s McMansion. And It’s Here to Stay.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | More About Ronda Kaysen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Pottery Barn Kids advertises a modern farmhouse crib, on sale for $600, and Home Depot sells a modern farmhouse outdoor playhouse for $299. “If a builder says, ‘I need three elevations,’ one will always be modern farmhouse,” she said. Ms. Sachs, 32, a stay-at-home mother, and Mr. Sachs, 36, who owns a commercial finance business, doubled down on modern farmhouse soon after they moved into the $1.351 million home. For Ms. Sachs, midcentury modern feels too cold, and the Italianate style she grew up with felt too ornate and uncomfortable. By contrast, modern farmhouse feels like home.

Persons: Jessica Cloe, Kris Jenner, Khloé Kardashian, Deryl Patterson, ‘, ”, Mark Canale, Sachs, “ It’s Organizations: Home Depot, National Association of Home Builders, Housing, Hamptons Locations: Santa Monica, Philadelphia

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