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Building materials company Vantem wants to create new, greener ways to build homes

CNBC’s Diana Olick reports on clean energy efficient homebuilding technology.

The Rise of Atlanta

The metro Atlanta region emerged as a national economic bright spot in recent decades. This sparked a population boom in Atlanta’s sprawling suburbs, fueling concerns over equity. The current vanguard of groups in the city are attempting to build with density while preserving affordable housing. Local planners believe that the BeltLine, a 22-mile loop that […]

How Atlanta’s growing economy burned low-income renters and homebuyers

China’s tech sector is likely to be ‘very strong’ in 2023, economist says

Daniel Lacalle, chief economist at Tressis Gestión, says investors should be diligent in considering which sectors in China to invest in, and adds that “it’s not going to be a year of looking at an index” or of “being passive.”

UK property demand slides 44% after market-rocking mini-budget

Demand for U.K. homes has nearly halved, but property firm Zoopla says it sees a “shake out” rather than a “crash” in property markets.

German property market will slow — but no significant correction ahead, central bank says

Claudia Buch, vice president of the Bundesbank, told CNBC there had not been a reversal of the “overall dynamic” in the housing market.

Look inside a hi-tech parking spot that costs $300,000

Hidden deep below some of New York City’s most luxurious apartment buildings is an exclusive world of futuristic parking spaces where high-end vehicles are parked and retrieved by robotic parking machines. CNBC’s Ray Parisi shows you what it’s like to drive a car into an intelligent-parking system where a single spot starts at $300,000.

The future of parking is in New York — and it costs at least $300,000 per space

Hidden deep below some of New York City’s most luxurious apartment buildings is an exclusive world of futuristic parking spaces.

Mortgage demand rises 2.2% as interest rates decline slightly

Mortgage applications rose for the week, but were still far below last year’s levels.

Housing market now is in better shape than it was in 2008, says JPMorgan’s Michael Rehaut

Michael Rehaut, JPMorgan senior analyst, joins ‘Closing Bell’ to discuss the company’s call to upgrade the homebuilders.