Current News & Events
Report: 15% of Home Purchase Agreements Canceled in August
This is up from 14.3% one year earlier and marked the highest August rate in records dating back to 2017. Continue Reading Report: 15% of Home Purchase Agreements Canceled in August
Miami Activist Sues to Block Transfer of Land for Future Trump Presidential Library
Neither Miami Dade College nor the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis offered an immediate comment on the lawsuit. Continue Reading Miami Activist Sues to Block Transfer of Land for Future Trump Presidential Library
Watch: Can venture capital solve real estate’s wicked problems?
Source: The Real Deal --- Billions of venture capital dollars have flowed into real estate to improve the experience of residents, office tenants and landlords themselves. But where’s the money for the really important stuff? The climate crisis, the national housing...
Surfside victims will not be asked to donate their real estate for the public good, judge says
Source: News Daily --- As the search winds down and the survivors of the Surfside condo building collapse begin to pick up the pieces of their lives, a judge said Wednesday they and the families of the deceased will not be asked to donate their property. "These...
NYC real estate industry issues guidelines for safe return to work
Source: Real Estate Weekly --- With nearly two-thirds of Manhattan office employees expected to return to the workplace by the end of September, the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), SEIU 32BJ, the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, Inc. (RAB), Local 94...
Real estate vendor startup raises $12.5M in funding
Source: Real Estate Weekly --- Jones, a real estate startup whose vendor network makes it easier for tenants and property managers to hire vendors, ensure compliance, and limit liability, announced it has raised a $12.5 million Series A led by JLL Spark and Khosla...
The Power Of Self-Education In Real Estate
Source: Forbes --- Many brokers are technically savvy but don’t have the personal touch that is so critical for dealing with people. We are all different but we can all benefit from deepening our knowledge and developing our skills through self-education and reading....
Aiken County real estate market is ‘hot,’ shows no sign of slowing down
Source: Post and Courier --- The Aiken County real estate market is sizzling, as anyone who has paid attention to recent trends knows. The average sales price of a home is the highest it’s been in the last five years, with the number of units closed also beating the...
In rural Minnesota, ‘nothing but upside’ as farmland values near record highs
Source: Star Tribune --- Rising prices for farmland across Minnesota helped Greg Schuman and his siblings decide it was finally time to sell off 160 acres in Chippewa County that his family owned for nearly a century. "The timing was right for us, with land prices...
Developer envisions apartments for old City Market
Source: The Daily Sentinel --- While road crews work to transform downtown’s busiest intersection, a Front Range developer is crafting plans to transform one of downtown’s biggest blights. Richmark Real Estate, a developer from the Front Range, is under contract to...
Bidding wars and ‘meaningless’ list prices: Buying a house in the Bay Area
Source: NBC --- Dennis Mo, a 34-year-old engineer, paid $200,000 over the list price for his four-bedroom, two-bathroom, single-story 1960s ranch house in West San Jose in Silicon Valley at the end of September. For three months, he and his wife, Christine, who also...
Looking to Diversify out of Cryptocurrency Holdings? Consider Buying a Luxury Condo
Source: Mansion Global --- The wild ups and downs of cryptocurrency markets have been near the top financial headlines for months, so it’s perhaps no surprise that a rapidly increasing number of luxury real estate developers and sellers are getting into the game...
