Real estate News
What Sells a Home: What Really Matters
Key takeaways A successful sale begins when you, as the seller, prioritize accurate pricing and great presentation of your property. The key to answering “what sells a home?” is five factors: Price, condition, location, marketing, an...
Wyoming, Connecticut, New Jersey Lead U.S. Home Price Growth
Softening home price growth The pace of home value growth finally normalized since the historical highs of 2020 and 2021. Overall, U.S. home prices rose 1.1% year-over-year in October (while dipping 0.2% month-over-month), according to C...
Homeless services CEO steps down from government oversight board amid scandal
The chief executive of one of Los Angeles’ most prominent homeless service nonprofits has resigned from a government oversight board amid a federal investigation into one of the nonprofit’s real estate dealings. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bas...
Why Selling Your House This Winter Gives You an Edge
Spring gets all the attention, but it’s not always the best time to sell a house. Yes, more buyers show up, but so do a lot of other sellers. Winter is different. With fewer homes on the market, your house has a much better chance of standin...
California Opens ‘Dream For All’ First-Time Home Buyers Loan Program
Key Takeaways Qualified first-time home buyers can get up to $150,000 in down payment or closing cost assistance Applicants will be picked through a lottery system Registration re-opens 'early' 2026 California Dreamin’ Californi...
“Friends” Building Trades For $33M
Rachel, Monica, Joey and Chandler have a new landlord.An international investor has snapped up the West Village apartment building used as the exterior for the TV show “Friends.” Jeff Sutton’s Wharton Properties sold the six-story buildin...
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate details homebuyer trends
“Homeownership remains one of life’s most monumental transactions, and today buyers are approaching that life goal with new expectations,” said Ginger Wilcox, president of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate. “High barriers to entry h...
New legal bar to foreclosing on long-time nonperforming second mortgages
Why this article is important: Servicers of second mortgages attempting foreclosure on non-performing debts are barred from foreclosing unless they have met notice requirements under a new law which gives property owners additional defenses aga...
