Real estate News
First-Time Home Buyer Grants For 2025
Are there first-time home buyer grants? Yes, there are first-time home buyer grants that can help cover some or all of your down payment and closing costs. Nearly every state offers these programs. If you qualify, you could receive thousan...
Resi’s Biggest Names Are In NYC To Fight Over Private Listings
Some of the biggest names in residential real estate traded the boardroom for a drab Manhattan courtroom this week. The four-day hearing kicked off on Tuesday with testimony from Compass CEO Robert Reffkin on his firm’s lawsuit against Zillo...
Settlement Statement vs Closing Disclosure
When you’re preparing to close on a home, you’ll receive several final documents outlining your loan terms, closing costs, and the exact amount each party must pay or receive. Two of the most important are the closing disclosure and t...
Rexford Co-CEOs Out After Elliott Stake
The Rexford takeover rumors seem to have traction.The industrial real estate investment trust indicated as much a couple days ago, after market close, when it announced a chief executive shakeup and a changed capital allocation strategy.The dua...
Residential property remediation requirements after a disaster
Why this article is important: Natural disasters are a part of life in California, and residential rental properties in the area of the disaster are directly affected. Tenant-occupied residential properties adversely affected by the disaster du...
Foreclosures, Financial Issues Dog Real Estate Families
A number of notable landlords and developers found themselves in trouble in New York this week.Steve Croman is combating more than 28 active foreclosure lawsuits targeting properties he controls. In total, lenders allege Croman’s entities def...
The first home has been rebuilt in the wake of the Palisades Fire
Less than a year after 6,822 structures burned in the Palisades Fire, the first rebuilding project has reached the finish line in Pacific Palisades: a two-story showcase home located at 915 Kagawa St.In a press release, Mayor Karen Bass announ...
The state steps up so locals get into the spirit of ADUs
Why this article is important: ADUs, (aka granny flats), are an integral part of California’s housing landscape. A new law clarifies ADU size requirements and regulations.The JADU bug is catching onJunior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) are ...
