In 2018, real estate broker Alexander Goldstein was working with a buyer in Golden Beach. Goldstein spent over a year looking for properties for his client, submitting an offer on one property that was rejected, and then negotiating a deal on another, a modest waterfront home on the market for $2.9

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) would like to review its anti-flipping rule and reforms to automated valuation models (AVMs), according to Matt Jones, deputy assistant secretary for the FHA’s Office of Single-Family Housing. “We think our AVM, our valuation technology, has improved signific

Former "Today" show host Kathie Lee Gifford has put her enormous Connecticut estate on the market for the staggering price of $100 million—32 years after she purchased the expansive abode with her late husband, Frank Gifford. Kathie, 74, and Frank, who died in 2015, paid just $7.8 million for the ex

If you're getting ready to sell your home, finding a listing agent should be at the top of your to-do list. But just what is a listing agent? You might have a vague mental image of someone who plants a "For Sale" sign on your front lawn and shows potential buyers around your place, but there's plent

After disappearing for a time after the launch of the initial test last December, real estate listings are back in mobile Google search results in some markets.  Just like the initial test, listings appear under sponsored search results, and they include a full property detail page, links to request

The forecast for the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits has risen sharply to 3.9%, driven by persistent inflation in housing, utilities and energy, according to new data released by The Senior Citizens League. The projection — up from a steady 2.8% estimate just one m

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) is threatening to suspend its listing data feeds to Zillow Group websites, including Zillow.com and Trulia.com, unless Zillow cures what the MLS says is a material breach of its license agreements by late Tuesday. In an announcement on Monday, the Illinois-based MLS s

Prior to widespread internet usage, when consumers could only find out about homes for sale through yard signs or accessing an MLS listing book by working with a broker, agents viewed listings as a marketing asset. However, this view evolved as the internet made it easier for consumers to access inf

Prince William and Princess Kate are paying a very pretty penny to rent their stunning new "forever home" in Windsor—shelling out a reported $413,000 a year to reside in the historic property, which they relocated to with their children at the end of 2025. The sky-high sum, which works out at about

Wilderness Country Club is pleased to announce its resident members have given the green light to proceed with plans for an extensive renovation of the club’s 18-hole, championship golf course. Originally designed by the late Arthur Hills, the par 72 golf course opened more than 50 years ago and was

Mayi de la Vega and Daniel de la Vega, the leaders behind luxury brokerage ONE Sotheby’s International Realty, have announced the company’s expansion into New Jersey through the acquisition of the 80-year-old Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty. The move connects two longtime family-le

If you’re ready to sell your house for top dollar this summer, curb appeal is likely top of mind. Most real estate agents will agree that giving your landscape a face-lift will pay a homeowner back in spades—and it doesn't even need to cost that much. That’s where annuals come in. Annuals are plants

Homebuilders maintained a subdued outlook in May, pressured by higher mortgage rates, rising inflation and affordability constraints. Ongoing conflict in Iran raises the risk of increased building material prices, further complicating an already uncertain environment. However, according to the Natio

"Call Her Daddy" host Alex Cooper and husband Matt Kaplan have announced they are expecting their first child together—less than a year after the podcasting star revealed the couple was carrying out renovations to their Los Angeles home in order to prepare for parenthood. Cooper, 31, shared the news

If your pool is no longer as "cool" as it used to be, you can just go ahead and fill it, right? Not so fast. With the drought that has plagued most of the country this spring, tigheter water restrictions means that some homeowners are thinking for getting rid of their backyard pools all together. Wh

Billionaire Russell Savage (Weiner) is back under contract to sell his waterfront home on North Bay Road that Keith Menin gut-renovated.  The pending deal leads the 22 luxury home contracts signed in Miami-Dade County between May 11 and May 17, according to the weekly report by Douglas Elliman’s Ekl

When the pandemic-era influx of new-to-market tenants began, news spread that office rents reached and surpassed $100 per square foot in Miami-Dade County, a record at the time.  What was a record is now more the norm for prime buildings –– and new benchmarks are being set: Landlords are signing dea

Homebuilder sentiment perked up in May as the market for new single-family homes improved and a bill aimed at boosting housing supply gained traction in Congress. Confidence in sales conditions, expectations for the next three months, and buyer traffic all increased this month, according to the Nati

Hollywood actor Josh Duhamel and his wife, Audra Mari, have welcomed their second baby together, a baby girl named Rocca de Leon Duhamel—and the proud father wasted no time in settling into life caring for two young children at his remote cabin in Minnesota. The 53-year-old "Ransom Canyon" star—who

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the oldest living member of the Kennedy dynasty, has already secured an offer for her quaint Cape Cod home—just days after listing the property for $1.59 million. Kennedy Townsend, 74, who is the daughter of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethe