A Phil Hall Op-Ed: One of the most lucrative and audacious scams in the real estate world involves the shakedown of taxpayers to finance the stadiums owned and operated by professional sports teams. Tons of money that could be used to improve schools, social services,...
Toronto-based Ted Baker Canada, which conducts business operations for Ted Baker Ltd. in the U.S. and the Ted Baker, Brooks Brothers and Lucky Brand stores in Canada, announced the closing of its retail operations. The closures impact 31 U.S. and nine Canadian stores...
Enthusiasm for vacation homes waned during 2023, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN). Last year, homebuyers took out 90,772 mortgages for second homes in 2023, down 40% from a year earlier and down 65% from the pandemic housing boom’s 2021 peak. In...
Mother Lode Holding Co., a California-based provider of title insurance, underwriting and escrow services for residential and commercial real estate transactions and a subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), has acquired Wisconsin Title Service...
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (FHLB) and Homeport, a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit housing development, are launching the Rise Up program for qualifying homeowners in Ohio’s Franklin County. According to the organizations, the Rise Up program is funded by...
Zillow Home Loans is rolling out BuyAbility, a tool designed to addresses what homebuyers can afford. According to the company, BuyAbility can provide buyers with a personalized, real-time estimate of the home price and monthly payment that fits within their budget,...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 22-26
