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“The Big Sick” star Zoe Kazan has ties to Hollywood that go back generations, and the multihyphenate recently shared some insight on the homes she's lived in throughout her life—from her formative childhood years to her time now as a mom. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal ahead of the pre

New York City is moving ahead with a plan to replace an aging government office building in Lower Manhattan with nearly 4,000 apartments—a project that could nearly double the number of permanently affordable homes built in the neighborhood over the past decade. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Sep

For homeowners, fall is about more than changing leaves and pumpkin decor.  It’s the perfect time to tackle seasonal maintenance tasks before winter hits. And some are getting a head start while others are putting them off.  According to new data from Angi, those in Washington, DC, are most prepared

The Senate sank a bill aimed at shielding homeowners from data center energy cost after Democrats argued it didn't do enough. Senators blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act on Wednesday. The bill's quick passage in the House followed widespread backlash against data center buildouts, which has emerge

Taylor Swift is known for the extreme attention to detail she brings to her work, so it’s no surprise that the swanky brutalist mansion she filmed her latest music video in was used as a symbol to convey the song’s meaning. The “Patient Zero” video—which stars Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell—premie

Caroline Weiss, CEO of Weiss Group of Companies, died Friday at Doctors Hospital in Miami after a three-day hospitalization. She was 88.  The Miami developer was born in Palestine and moved to Jamaica in 1950. In 1963, she married her late husband, Jack Weiss, also a developer, and relocated to Miam

Falling pending sales are revealing a more uneven housing market

California and the Gulf Coast are projected to be the main, but not only, impact areas

Billionaire Oracle founder Larry Ellison quietly bought eight homes for members of his staff in a Boynton Beach neighborhood that’s about a 30-minute drive from his sprawling Manalapan compound. The transactions totaled nearly $10 million, the Wall Street Journal first reported. The deals closed wit

If you own an abundance of appliances and tech gadgets, chances are you can't live without power strips and extension cords. They allow you to power multiple electrical devices at once and can be neatly tucked out of sight. But magical as they are, power strips and extension cords can hold only so m

Millions of American children could be automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts beginning as early as Oct. 1, under new rules announced by the Treasury Department on Tuesday. The president's eponymous tax-advantaged investment accounts, which officially launched on July 4, are designed to give child

Letter to FHFA says the added data could improve MBS transparency and reduce recurring credit score cost increases

Exclusive HousingWire coverage from CMLS: Reffkin said Compass could file antitrust suits by mid-October and set an October 6 deadline

Filmmaker Tyler Perry is bidding farewell to his Beverly Hills mansion, listing the property for $57 million—mere weeks after revealing his plans to move to Puerto Rico. The movie mogul, 57, listed the nine-bedroom, 15-bathroom property on Sept. 29, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The

If there was any doubt that Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Citadel, was committed to building a new life in Miami, his latest megadonation should settle it. Griffin just announced a $3 billion donation to his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon, the largest individual gift in higher educ

Publix Super Markets bought a retail plaza near Miami International Airport for $83.3 million as it continues to chase property ownership for the shopping centers it anchors.  Bethesda, Maryland-based First Washington Realty sold the 204,740-square-foot Airpark Plaza at 5705 Northwest Seventh Street

Deal is backed by 218 loans, plus a $98.5M accumulation account and a two-year revolving structure

Exclusive coverage from CMLS: Samuelson cited Hill scrutiny of Compass and MRED and warned data restrictions could invite regulation

At AIME Fuse in Austin, Mark Hairston and Shara Parker shared successful borrower scenarios for unlocking nearly $15 trillion in U.S. senior home equity

As incentives and input costs squeeze homebuilder margins, controlling product complexity earlier can create another lever for protecting profitability