A California county is under siege by fraudsters pretending to be property owners and tricking real estate agents into selling properties they do not own. According to a press statement from the Office of the District Attorney for San Luis Obispo County, the...
When it comes to luxury shopping in Manhattan, the ultra-rich are bypassing Tiffany’s and Bloomingdale’s and buying up office properties. According to a Bloomberg report analyzing data from Savills, seven of the 11 New York office property acquisitions completed in...
The Person of the Week spotlight is shining on Kelly Mangold, principal at RCLCO Real Estate Consulting in Bethesda, Maryland, and the subject is today’s housing scene. The first question is a broad question: What is the state of the U.S. housing market today?...
Mortgage credit availability dropped in April to a level not seen since January 2013, according to the latest Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MCAI dipped by 0.9% to 99.6 in April – the index was...
Sales prices on existing single-family homes during the first quarter were up in approximately 70% of major metro areas – 152 out of 221 markets – according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). However, the $371,200 national median...
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is teaming with the digital media platform UrbanGeekz on a special event designed to remove algorithmic bias from the housing and lending sectors. The inaugural Tech Equity Hackathon will be held June 16–18 at American...
