Featured Real Estate News

New Partnership to Help Renters Build Credit

The fintech Kikoff has teamed with TheGuarantors, a lease guarantee provider, in a new partnership designed to renters build credit in their pursuit of housing. According to the companies, Kikoff and TheGuarantors will offer a free credit-building package to all...

New Partnership to Help Renters Build Credit

by Phil Hall | Mar 17, 2026

The initiative includes reporting up to 24 months of past rent payments, along with ongoing reporting of future on-time rent payments to Equifax and TransUnion. Continue Reading New Partnership to Help Renters Build Credit

Gene Simmons Relists Beverly Hills Estate with $1 Million Price Cut

by Phil Hall | Dec 30, 2025

KISS frontman Gene Simmons has returned his Beverly Hills mansion to the market with $1 million slashed from the original listing price. TMZ reports the 7,741-square-foot four-bedroom, five-bathroom residence is now being offered for just under $13 million. The...

Chicago Board of Education Approves Small Property Tax Hike

by Phil Hall | Dec 30, 2025

The Chicago Board of Education voted 15-5 for a small increase to its property tax levy that will result in the collection of an additional $40 million. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the school board approved a property tax increase in August, but the new increase...

DOJ Announces Settlement with LivCor on Rental Housing Price Fixing

by Phil Hall | Dec 30, 2025

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a proposed consent decree to settle claims against LivCor LLC, a Blackstone (NYSE: BX) portfolio company, as part of its ongoing enforcement action against alleged algorithmic coordination and other anticompetitive...