Sale of infamous MS-13 house raises real estate disclosure issues

A young couple bought a Long Island home only to discover that the surrounding neighborhood was ground zero for the dangerous MS-13 gang. Continue reading

Black Knight to offer home wealth reports with click of a button

Real estate data and technology firm Black Knight is integrating Paragon, its MLS platform, with the Homebot marketing tool. Continue reading

Luxury Connect: Sally Forster Jones on Negotiating in a High-End Market

“The client typically has been very successful, is typically more sophisticated and is used to being right and winning” Continue reading

The Calming Effect of Therapy Chickens

Chickens. They’re an important part of the agricultural economy, as well as our food chain. But to many people, they’re much more than a main course at dinner. Today, chickens are being widely used as therapy animals across the United States, Canada an… Continue reading

2 Impressive New Personal Finance Apps for People 50+

What’s new in personal finance apps and tech-based services for boomers and Gen Xers? Sadly, based on my day attending Finovate Fall 2018 (a New York City conference that “showcases the best new innovations and insights in financial and banking technol… Continue reading

What Is the Effect of Exercise on the Brain?

(Editor’s note: This podcast is from The Not Old – Better show. ) Today’s show is part of our Fitness Friday series, and it’s another great one in our Fitness Friday series. We’ll be hearing from returning guest, Sabrena Jo, who’ll join us in just a mi… Continue reading

Compass raises another $400M

The funding round includes additional participation from Wellington, IVP and Fidelity. To date, Compass has raised $1.2 billion in venture capital funding. Continue reading

Opendoor raises $400M in funding from SoftBank

The company will use the money to accelerate integration of its in-house mortgage services, title services and buyer’s brokerage (via a recent acquisition of another startup, Open Listings) into its core offering to homesellers, and to continue its exp… Continue reading