Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) has promoted Chief Operating Officer Jeremy Wacksman to CEO and appointed him to its board of directors. Wacksman joined Zillow from Microsoft in 2009 and held multiple positions including product leader and chief marketing officer...
The words “real estate” and “sexy” aren’t often paired in a sentence, but Ryan Serhant insists the sexy aspect of the profession has fueled the popularity of reality television series focused on home selling. Serhant is the CEO of the luxury brokerage SERHANT and has...
Bill Giambrone, the co-founder of Platinum Home Mortgage Corp. and the Community Home Lenders Association (CHLA), passed away on Aug. 5 at the age of 60. Giambrone teamed with his brother Michael Giambrone to create Platinum Home Mortgage in 1993. Thirty years later,...
A Manhattan landlord who holds the notorious distinction as topping the “worst landlord” list published by the New York City Public Advocate could be going back to prison for failing to make hundreds of court-ordered repairs at the two apartment buildings he owns....
Nearly one in every five (17.3%) house hunters are willing to sacrifice their physical safety to find a home they can afford within the next year, according to a new survey of 3,000 homeowners and renters from Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN). Among age demographics, nearly one...
The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae (OTCMKTS: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCMKTS: FMCC) are reportedly preparing tougher rules for multifamily property lenders and brokers. According to a Wall Street Journal report sourced from unnamed “people familiar...
NAR Report: There is No ‘Data Center Effect’ on Housing Markets
