‘Beer Can Island,’ champagne of Florida isles, hits suds for $14.2M

The 9-acre island off the coast of Tampa, Florida, colloquially known as “Beer Can Island,” is now on the market seven years after Cole Weaver, James Wester and Russell Loomis first bought it in 2017. Continue reading

Zillow economist identities 11 cities primed for real estate investors

Zillow Chief Economist Skylar Olsen said these markets are ideal cities for real estate investors to purchase properties in the coming years. Continue reading

This city in upstate New York is Zillow’s hottest market of 2024

Zillow is again predicting that more affordable markets will be the ones to watch in 2024, with Buffalo, New York, taking the top spot. Continue reading

The top 10 cities buyers want most are smaller, more affordable

According to a new report from Redfin, relocating homebuyers continue to seek out more affordable locales in favor of big, expensive coastal cities. Continue reading

Kendall Bonner: The industry isn’t ready for reality of commission suit

Bonner, an eXp team leader, has been vocal about the need for agents and brokers to consider how they’ll serve buyers in a post-lawsuit landscape. She expanded on her concerns with Intel. Continue reading

2 more Tampa-area teams join eXp Realty after Kendall Bonner Team

With their moves to eXp, the two teams have decided to merge under the Tampa Bay Home Team banner and will also strategically collaborate with the Kendall Bonner Team across the greater Tampa market. Continue reading

RE/MAX Alliance Group and Capital Realty join forces in merger

The deal brings RE/MAX Capital Realty under the operations of the RE/MAX Alliance Group, growing the combined companies’ forces into a total of about 400 agents and staff. Continue reading

Bidding wars fall to lowest level of pandemic as mortgage rates inch up

Only 44.6 percent of offers written by Redfin agents in August faced competition, the lowest rate since April of 2020, according to new data released Friday. Continue reading

Falling list prices hit pandemic hot spots hardest, new Redfin study says

Nationally, more than 15 percent of homesellers dropped list prices in July across the 97 metro areas analyzed by Redfin, with Boise, Denver and Salt Lake City seeing the greatest share of cuts. Continue reading