New York City’s rents continued to soar in the month before Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor. According to new data from Miller Samuel Inc. and Douglas Elliman, the median rent for all new Manhattan apartment leases in October was $4,600, up by...
The California Association of Realtors (CAR) voiced its support of enabling homebuyers to assume Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac-backed fixed-rate mortgages. Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, used his personal X account last week to declare...
The federal government has seized and forfeited approximately $1.18 million in cryptocurrency, which was recently liquidated into US dollars, tied to a real estate fraud scheme. The case was launched with civil complaint in April 2023 by a real estate agent and...
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), the world’s largest retailer with over 10,750 stores and clubs across 19 countries, announced the appointment of John Furner to succeed Doug McMillon as president and CEO, effective Feb. 1, 2026. Furner, who was also elected to the company’s...
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has become the latest target of mortgage fraud accusations leveled by Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). NBC News, sourcing its coverage from an unnamed “person familiar with the referral,” reports that...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 6-10
