A 2021 NPR podcast segment painted a picture of the American Dream turned Nightmare: a Louisiana family faced the loss of their five-generation-home that had been owned by the family’s great, great, great grandfather, Jacob Loud, who was formerly enslaved.   That segment from four years ago is still

Climate change is often depicted as a macro disaster: a hurricane swallowing a city, a wildfire sweeping across an entire state, or a storm surge wiping out a skyline of skycrapers in a single blow. But the real story is unfolding at a much smaller scale: street by street, block by block. What’s act

Writer Jack London's brief and very public life has always been the source of much drama and speculation—from his near-mythic Yukon adventures that left him with lifelong health problems to whispers of a romantic triangle involving his second wife. But now, a new layer of intrigue has been added to

Conventional wisdom says the housing market peaks in spring and runs hottest through summer, when warm weather and school breaks draw more buyers in. Homes typically sell faster, spark more bidding wars, and command stronger prices—factors that prompt many homeowners assume that if they didn’t list

Figure Technology Solutions Inc. filed a registration statement on Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed public offering of its Series A Blockchain Common Stock, marking the launch of the first blockchain-native public equity security. Figure‘s offering introduces s

As major builders like D.R. Horton and Tri Pointe Homes trim new home starts to protect margins, Beazer Homes is taking a page out of Lennar’s playbook. Beazer’s Q4 earnings call reveals a builder determined to sustain a robust sales pace, even as it navigates a lower-margin reality driven by a spec

"Selling Sunset's" Mary Bonnet has opened up about her very lucrative career as a real estate agent, influencer, and Netflix star—while revealing how she protected her interests going into her second marriage by putting an "ironclad" prenup in place. The 45-year-old, who has been a member of the "Se

Onity Group — the parent company of PHH Mortgage Corp. and its reverse mortgage arm, Liberty Reverse Mortgage — announced on Tuesday that the company has entered into a “strategic relationship” with Finance of America (FOA) to sell $9.6 billion in mortgage servicing rights (MSRs), among other agreem

Illinois’s housing market reflects the state’s broader economic challenges—steady demand, limited new construction, and affordability that’s slipping for many middle-income buyers. The state earned a C on Realtor.com® State-by-State Housing Report Card, part of the Let America Build campaign that ev

A Nantucket, MA, homeowner at the center of a neighborly war has sold his home—the very home that got him in legal trouble. Jonathan Jacoby is accused of cutting down 16 of his neighbor's trees to create an ocean view for the home he was selling. The listing had highlighted "sweeping views of the At

Strategic paralysis in a buyer-stuck market If land is the lifeblood of homebuilding, then today’s land strategy is a pressure test of a company’s core strength. But how do you act when the market offers no clear signal? After a chaotic four-year stretch of feast, famine, and fiscal policy shockwave

TV personality Whoopi Goldberg is taking a break as a co-host of "The View" this week and will instead be lounging in the sun at her Italian getaway while filming soap opera "Un Posto Al Sole." Goldberg, 69, whose real name is Caryn Elaine Johnson, has been a moderator on the series for 18 seasons,

The Riviera Beach City Council unanimously voted to forge a deal with a team led by Sonnenblick Development that will include the construction of a new city hall and library, sports complexes, and residential units on about 72 acres of publicly owned land. The 5 to 0 vote took place during Riviera B

ICE Mortgage Technology and Bright MLS, the nation’s largest multiple listing service (MLS), announced that Bright will integrate ICE’s Paragon Connect MLS platform into its technology ecosystem as part of its long-term growth strategy. Paragon Connect is a mobile-first MLS platform designed to let

ATTOM released its October 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, showing 36,766 properties with foreclosure filings — including default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — a 3% increase from September and more than a 19% increase from a year ago. October marked the eighth straight mon

South Carolina’s housing market has become one of the South’s standout performers, fueled by steady population growth and a robust pace of construction. The Realtor.com® State-by-State Housing Report Card gave the Palmetto State a solid B, reflecting strong new homebuilding and a balanced level of a

Pantzer Properties bought a 393-unit apartment building in Miramar for $161 million.  The purchase comes on the heels of New York-based Pantzer closing its $1 billion Panco Strategic Real Estate Fund VI that will target multifamily properties on the East Coast.  Boston-based Rockpoint and Coconut Gr

Oregon’s housing crisis has deepened over the past decade, and the latest data confirms it’s among the nation’s toughest markets for affordability. The Realtor.com® State-by-State Housing Report Card gave the Beaver State an F, underscoring its severe supply shortage and soaring costs. The report—pa

Oklahoma’s housing market remains one of the most balanced in the nation—affordable for buyers and active for builders, even amid national cost pressures. The Realtor.com® State-by-State Housing Report Card gave the Sooner State a C+, reflecting steady affordability and moderate construction. The re

Starting in January, local MLSs will have a lot more control over things like disciplinary actions and even who can access the MLS. These changes are the result of an 18-policy update approved by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) executive committee during the trade group’s NXT conference