Real State Media https://realstatemedia.com Real State Media covers residential property & design, including Residential, Architecture and Guides, with clear reporting, context, and practical guides. en-US Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:01:13 GMT Guides Property News Residential Hospitality Architecture What it takes to turn an office tower into apartments https://realstatemedia.com/guides/what-it-takes-to-turn-an-office-tower-into-apartments-3/ https://realstatemedia.com/guides/what-it-takes-to-turn-an-office-tower-into-apartments-3/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:56:45 GMT David Jordan Guides The Waldorf Astoria reopened after eight years, and now people live there https://realstatemedia.com/property-news/the-waldorf-astoria-reopened-and-now-people-live-there-3/ https://realstatemedia.com/property-news/the-waldorf-astoria-reopened-and-now-people-live-there-3/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:56:44 GMT David Jordan Property News How to read a floor plan before you fall for the apartment https://realstatemedia.com/guides/how-to-read-a-floor-plan-before-you-fall-for-the-apartment-3/ https://realstatemedia.com/guides/how-to-read-a-floor-plan-before-you-fall-for-the-apartment-3/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:56:43 GMT Rosa Marchetti Guides Why some office buildings become apartments and most never will https://realstatemedia.com/residential/why-some-office-buildings-become-apartments-and-most-never-will/ https://realstatemedia.com/residential/why-some-office-buildings-become-apartments-and-most-never-will/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:48:52 GMT Rosa Marchetti Residential How a 1970s tax credit is turning old offices into homes https://realstatemedia.com/property-news/how-a-1970s-tax-credit-is-turning-old-offices-into-homes-42cc6ee9/ https://realstatemedia.com/property-news/how-a-1970s-tax-credit-is-turning-old-offices-into-homes-42cc6ee9/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:48:51 GMT David Jordan Property News How an office tower turns into a hotel, floor by floor https://realstatemedia.com/hospitality/how-an-office-tower-turns-into-a-hotel-floor-by-floor/ https://realstatemedia.com/hospitality/how-an-office-tower-turns-into-a-hotel-floor-by-floor/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:48:50 GMT Peter Almeida Hospitality Why the federal historic tax credit will not touch your own house https://realstatemedia.com/guides/why-the-federal-historic-tax-credit-will-not-touch-your-own-house/ https://realstatemedia.com/guides/why-the-federal-historic-tax-credit-will-not-touch-your-own-house/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:48:49 GMT David Jordan Guides The September deadline quietly reshaping where housing investment goes https://realstatemedia.com/property-news/the-september-deadline-quietly-reshaping-where-housing-investment-goes/ https://realstatemedia.com/property-news/the-september-deadline-quietly-reshaping-where-housing-investment-goes/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:48:48 GMT David Jordan Property News A buyer's playbook for a cooling market https://realstatemedia.com/property-news/buying-in-a-cooling-market-playbook/ https://realstatemedia.com/property-news/buying-in-a-cooling-market-playbook/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT David Jordan Property News What is an ADU, and how does adding one to your property actually work? https://realstatemedia.com/architecture/what-is-an-adu-and-how-does-adding-one-to-your-property-actually-work/ https://realstatemedia.com/architecture/what-is-an-adu-and-how-does-adding-one-to-your-property-actually-work/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:48:47 GMT Karim Al-Rashid Architecture How to read a survey (and the plat map that came with it) https://realstatemedia.com/guides/how-to-read-a-survey-and-plat-map/ https://realstatemedia.com/guides/how-to-read-a-survey-and-plat-map/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Rosa Marchetti Guides Lobby scent, and the materials that make memory https://realstatemedia.com/hospitality/lobby-scent-materials-and-the-memory-of-a-place/ https://realstatemedia.com/hospitality/lobby-scent-materials-and-the-memory-of-a-place/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Rosa Marchetti Hospitality The double-height room, and why it came back https://realstatemedia.com/architecture/the-double-height-room-and-why-it-came-back/ https://realstatemedia.com/architecture/the-double-height-room-and-why-it-came-back/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Rosa Marchetti Architecture What Passive House certification means for a homebuyer https://realstatemedia.com/residential/what-passive-house-certification-means-for-a-homebuyer/ https://realstatemedia.com/residential/what-passive-house-certification-means-for-a-homebuyer/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Rosa Marchetti Residential Why downtown apartments are getting cheaper https://realstatemedia.com/property-news/why-downtown-apartments-are-getting-cheaper/ https://realstatemedia.com/property-news/why-downtown-apartments-are-getting-cheaper/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Peter Almeida Property News Hotel breakfast spaces became the new lobby — on purpose https://realstatemedia.com/hospitality/hotel-breakfast-spaces-and-the-third-place-lobby/ https://realstatemedia.com/hospitality/hotel-breakfast-spaces-and-the-third-place-lobby/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Peter Almeida Hospitality What to check on a first apartment tour (beyond the staging) https://realstatemedia.com/guides/what-to-check-on-a-first-apartment-tour/ https://realstatemedia.com/guides/what-to-check-on-a-first-apartment-tour/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Rosa Marchetti Guides Why glass block keeps coming back https://realstatemedia.com/architecture/why-glass-block-keeps-coming-back/ https://realstatemedia.com/architecture/why-glass-block-keeps-coming-back/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Rosa Marchetti Architecture Duplex living: what it really costs, earns, and asks of you https://realstatemedia.com/residential/duplex-living-what-it-really-costs/ https://realstatemedia.com/residential/duplex-living-what-it-really-costs/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT David Jordan Residential Fannie Mae earned $14.4 billion last year, and your mortgage quietly depends on it https://realstatemedia.com/property-news/fhfa-gse-report-june-2026/ https://realstatemedia.com/property-news/fhfa-gse-report-june-2026/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Peter Almeida Property News