America is about to need a lot more electricity, even as millions of households are already struggling to afford it, new data shows. Residential electricity customers had their service shut off 13.4 million times in 2024 because of unpaid bills, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information

Generating a bidding war for your home is the dream scenario for any seller. If multiple buyers truly value what you have and are willing to outspend one another to get it, that's the market working in your favor.  The goal is to make that happen, and savvy sellers and their agents know how to start

As public homebuilders work to reduce their spec inventory and strike price-pace-and-incentives balances that best fit their land positions and operational fortes, Century Communities strategists are betting they can win on underpricing peers and rebuilding margins on the back of operational excelle

California's approximately 214 billionaires may have to get out their checkbook for a one-time tax that would place a 5% levy on their assets. The California Billionaire Tax Act, sponsored by a labor union, would place a "one-time, 5% emergency billionaire tax" on those with $1.1 billion in worldwid

To see our latest updates on the Nancy Guthrie case, please click here. The Pima County Sheriff's Department—which is leading the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's abduction—was working on a reality TV show just months before her disappearance that offered producers in-depth access to the inner wor

Thomas P. Murphy Jr., the founder and longtime head of the luxury builder powerhouse Coastal Construction, is passing the reins to his sons.  Murphy, who founded the Miami-based construction firm in 1988, tapped his sons Sean and Thomas C. Murphy to lead the company as co-CEOs, according to a news r

New York City will host free official World Cup fan events in all five boroughs this summer, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday, casting the tournament as both a once-in-a-generation global spectacle and a test of whether ordinary New Yorkers will be able to take part in it.

A third go at trying to reboot starter-home construction in Minnesota is on life support at the state Legislature, with supporters scrambling to revive it before the session ends. High-profile zoning reform bills failed in a House committee and missed key Senate deadlines late last month, potentiall

Real estate tycoon Barbara Corcoran has admitted that she has "never saved a dime" in her entire life—while revealing why she believes her fondness for spending and even giving money away has actually helped her to become wealthier in the long run. The 77-year-old "Shark Tank" and Corcoran Group fou

Miami billionaire Manny Medina secured a buyer for his waterfront Coral Gables mansion, which is on the market for nearly $30 million.  It’s one of 28 luxury home contracts signed in Miami-Dade County between April 20 and April 26, according to the latest Eklund-Gomes report.  The report tracks list

Brandon Wells, president and CEO of The Group Real Estate, doesn’t buy into the fear that artificial intelligence will replace real estate agents (AI). But he also doesn’t buy into most of the AI tools being sold to brokerages today. “I think there’s a lot of AI slop out there,” Wells said on the la

Actor and comedian Jonah Hill has opened up about why he and his wife, Olivia Millar, decided to ditch Los Angeles in order to raise their two kids in "a very small town" outside of the Hollywood hub—while revealing how the move has enabled him to live a much more normal, relaxed life. Indeed, since

The Changing Landscape “This is not a forecast. A forecast is a prediction, the validity of which my ego and I are professionally responsible for. What I offer here is speculation – something that is likely enough to write about but not so likely that my ego hangs in the balance.” – George Friedman

Blackstone’s Link Logistics picked up a nine-building portfolio in Boynton Beach for $195.9 million, adding to its South Florida industrial haul.  New York-based Link Logistics bought the properties at 1920, 2017, 2027, 2045 and 2047 High Ridge Road; 3402 and 3602 Quantum Boulevard; and 1103 West Ga

Just after announcing an $880 million acquisition of REMAX Holdings, Tamir Poleg, CEO of The Real Brokerage, described the deal as historic for the real estate industry — combining two companies whose leaders say share a common vision for an evolving business. In an interview with HousingWire, Poleg

NEXA Lending CEO Mike Kortas is dismissing claims that the company misappropriated trade secrets and confidential customer data after being sued by rival lender loanDepot in federal court. The complaint alleges that NEXA knowingly assisted two former loanDepot employees in taking proprietary informa

Ann Korchak’s family has been in the New York City rental business for 80 years. Their story began with her husband’s parents, who immigrated to the U.S. and worked as rooming house operators before saving enough to purchase their first building in 1941. Eventually, the couple took over the business

Donald Trump said last week that his administration will examine how banks are treating homeowners affected by the last year’s Los Angeles wildfires, singling out Wells Fargo for criticism after meetings with local officials. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he met with Los Angeles Mayor Karen

Saddled with high housing costs, many California residents are departing the state for more affordable locations and greater financial security, recent research reveals. Los Angeles County suffered a population decline of 54,000 residents from 2024 to 2025 as more people moved out than in—and many o

United CEO Scott Kirby said American rejected the idea, "and without a willing partner, something this big simply can't get done."