Real estate News
Environmental disclosures big and small
https://journal.firsttuesday.us/wp-content/uploads/Audio-LW_455.mp3Why this matters: New legislation aims at greater transparency and mandates disclosures on a home’s smoking history among other hazards, allowing agents and brokers to bette...
Compass Just Became the World’s Largest Brokerage. Now What?
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Getty Last Friday, Compass, the largest brokerage in the count...
Downtown Los Angeles Apartment Tower Trades Hands
An entity connected to MetLife sold an apartment tower in Downtown Los Angeles for $68.8 million, according to property records dated late December. The buyer is a company owned by APW Avenue Group, which received a $56.8 million loan from Prim...
Real estate photography as advertised
https://journal.firsttuesday.us/wp-content/uploads/AUDIO_LW_723.mp3Why this matters: Digitally manipulating images of property interferes with the general duty seller agents owe buyers and sellers. Proper disclosure, as set down by new legisl...
Current Home Equity Line of Credit Rates
Key Takeaways HELOCs work similarly to credit cards, with draw and repayment periods A HELOC generally costs less than a cash-out refinance HELOC interest rates typically tie half to a full percentage point above the prime rate Check...
A 1901 Queen Anne With a Porte Cochere in Crown Heights
A 1901 mansion off the southeastern corner of Brower Park. Photo: Brooklyn Blocks Real Estate ...
Homeowners insurance payouts to increase following a state of emergency
https://journal.firsttuesday.us/wp-content/uploads/AUDIO-LW_495.mp3Why this article is important: When a home is destroyed by wildfire, insurance companies are often slow to assist. A new law holds insurers to higher standards when responding...
When Is the Right Time to Downsize?
Downsizing your home is a major decision, and the right moment to act is not always obvious. The best time to downsize is whenever your current home no longer aligns with your financial, lifestyle, or personal needs. It’s less about th...
