The deals, policy decisions, people and market shifts shaping real estate now.
Completed foreclosure auctions rose 25% year over year, with FHA loans leading the increase. What buyers, investors and agents should watch as…
A Pennsylvania buyer challenges a $650 broker fee charged on top of a 3% commission. What the unproven allegations mean for buyers…
Cesar Pina, known as “Flipping NJ,” pleaded guilty to fraud, money laundering and bribery charges. What investors can learn about verifying property…
Home insurance renewals can raise the total housing bill even with a fixed mortgage rate. How homeowners can compare quotes, deductibles and…
Palm Beach single-family sales nearly tripled as the median passed $10 million. Why buyers and agents need to separate the island’s house…
Maintenance, taxes and insurance now cost the typical homeowner $16,566 a year, a Zillow and Thumbtack analysis finds. Insurance is rising the…
Mark McLaughlin will lead Sotheby’s International Realty from November 1 as Philip White becomes executive chairman. What the leadership change signals.
Raphael Toledano’s Sorrento Property Group sold 324 Houston apartments for $31.5 million. What the price per unit means for older rental property…
The average 30-year mortgage rate slipped to 7.32%, but remains above last year. How the change compares with price cuts, concessions and…
Rexford’s new-lease cash rents fell 7% as the Southern California industrial landlord sold properties and cut development starts. What it means for…
Down Payment Resource counts 2,833 homeownership programs. Why buyers and agents should check local eligibility, funding and repayment terms before closing.
A proposed owner-occupancy rule could sharply reduce participation in Salt Lake City’s backyard housing plan. Public hearings are expected in November.
Protect your money when buying a home with ten steps covering budgets, mortgage quotes, agent agreements, inspections, insurance and closing safeguards.
Compass and ERA seek to block Alex Vidal from leading RE/MAX in a Delaware noncompete case. What the unresolved dispute means for…
LivCor sold LA’s Violet on Virgil for $60 million after paying $90 million in 2018. What the discount and acquisition financing mean…
Endeavor’s $210 million fund targets Austin, Dallas, Nashville, Salt Lake City and Charlotte, with acquisitions and income central to its investment plan.
A draft mortgage order could lower refinance fees through title waivers and simpler documentation. The proposal is unsigned and offers no savings…
Bank OZK’s foreclosed assets hit $420 million as its construction loan book shrinks. What the pullback could mean for developers and property…
huntington & ellis opens a Henderson office after reporting 2,890 Southern Nevada sales. How the expansion positions the brokerage for local competition.
VICI and other landlords own much of the Las Vegas Strip’s resort real estate. How casino sale-and-leasebacks separate the operators from the…
Compass’s private listing strategy could shift the first look at homes away from the MLS. What that means for sellers, buyers and…
Atlanta Realtor Tristain Yankosky-O’Donnell discusses the family influence, client service and referral relationships behind her real estate career.
About 70 investors allege $200 million in equity was pledged without consent. The Chicago office dispute involves claims in letters, not court…
Two Sigma reportedly stops new real-estate investment as fundraising falls short. What the unit’s wind-down could mean for property investors and brokers.
Built for New York launches with a reported $500,000 commitment. What the agent-backed political organization plans, and what remains unproven.
A Sioux Falls home sold for $2.44 million with six bedrooms, an acre and a six-vehicle garage. What this luxury sale can—and…
A Henderson VA-loan servicer agrees to pay more than $500,000 over SCRA allegations. What military buyers and agents should know about the…
Wells Fargo Center South’s $290 million loan reportedly sold for $115 million. Why the debt trade does not establish a building sale…
StreetEasy introduces two premarketing options for NYC sellers. Compare the 14-day windows, days-on-market clocks and marketing restrictions.
Sergey Brin’s reported Nevada relocation links a $42 million estate with a possible billionaire-tax exposure. Why potential liability is not verified savings.
Kansas candidates debate housing supply and property taxes as Johnson County costs climb. The proposals remain campaign positions, with no assured tax…
NAR’s September Pending Home Sales Index fell 7.3% to 66.0. What the record low means for fall closings, buyer negotiations and brokerage…
New York City new listings reached a four-year high as contracts fell. StreetEasy’s September report reveals different pressures across sales and rentals.
DC proposes new disclosures for altered listing photos while California already has requirements. Agents should preserve originals and review image edits.
Realtor.com’s Market Clock shows stronger buyer leverage in Nashville and a seller advantage in Chicago. Local competition and affordability still matter.
Christine Lane and The Lane Team leave Compass for SERHANT as luxury brokerages expand in New Jersey. What the announcements mean for…
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