New-home sales off to a roaring start with record January bump

Loan applications for new-home purchases were up 19 percent from a year ago in January, according to an MBA survey of builders that’s been an accurate predictor of trends. Continue reading

Rick and Kathy Hilton are saying goodbye to Southampton home

The family has owned the shingle-style property since 1999, spending many vacations and holidays there, and is now selling it for $14.95 million. Continue reading

Legendary Atlanta agent Marsha Sell returns to Coldwell Banker

The award-winning Atlanta agent is returning to the brokerage where she spent over 40 years of her career after an 8-year stint at Berkshire Hathaway. Continue reading

DOJ to Nosalek judge: Broker commissions should be decoupled

The Department of Justice said a proposed settlement in the major antitrust lawsuit might itself violate federal law and said buyers should negotiate their broker’s commission directly. Continue reading

WATCH: Ryan Serhant on real estate’s innovation problem

At Inman Connect New York, the SERHANT. founder and CEO issued a challenge to the real estate industry to innovate rather than react. Continue reading

Strength in home prices helped boost Fannie, Freddie 2023 profits

With a combined net worth of $125 billion after earnings this week, the mortgage giants remain on a path that could lead to eventual release from government conservatorship if political winds shift. Continue reading

Matchmaking architectural styles and buyers: A broker’s perspective

It’s essential to understand a client’s tastes, historical context and regional influences, writes broker Michelle Coffing. Doing so ensures buyers are successfully matched with the right home in a style that suits their aesthetic preferences and lifes… Continue reading

WATCH: Anywhere’s sitting pretty after Sitzer | Burnett settlement

Find out why CEO Ryan Schneider sees the decision to settle as offering a “competitive advantage” for his company’s agents and brokers. Continue reading

Latest Matterport release looks to ‘automate the future’

Known as Matterport Property Intelligence, the release contains features now out of beta testing, such as automatic room-by-room labeling and dimensions, color-coded and company-branded floor plans and property reports for fully detailed physical listi… Continue reading