North Korea has opened a housing district in the capital of Pyongyang for the families of soldiers killed while fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine. According to combined media reports, Kim Jong-un was front and center at the opening, cutting a red ribbon and...
Property tax reform in Missouri, the future of Pope Leo’s childhood home, and Kim Jong Un’s beachfront resort. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of June 30-July 4. Hit: Public Involvement in Property Tax Reform. A...
A highly unlikely new player has emerged in the Pacific Rim tourism industry – North Korea. The Associated Press reports North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inaugurated the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone, which encompasses hotels, restaurants and cafeterias, and...
The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) of Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) have a curious human resources problem – agents from North Korea and China were discovered working for them. Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance...
A bipartisan effort is underway in the U.S. House of Representatives to expand the authority of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) over real estate purchases by certain foreign entities deemed to pose national security threats. According...
Zillow Cuts Its Late-2026 Home Sales Outlook as Rents Accelerate
