Hilton heads back to campus with $210M Graduate Hotels acquisition

Hilton Worldwide Holdings has agreed to pay $210 million for the Graduate Hotels brand, a 10-year-old company that operates hotels in some of the nations biggest college towns. Continue reading

‘Million Dollar Listing’ star Josh Flagg leaves Elliman for Compass

The high-profile luxury agent has worked with Douglas Elliman since 2021 and served as a longtime agent with Rodeo Realty before that. He will now align with Compass’s Beverly Hills office. 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

Inflation rises to 3.2% in February, raising doubts about soft landing

Inflation rose 0.4 percent in February to an annual rate of 3.2 percent, with shelter and gas costs contributing substantially to the uptick, according to the the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index. Continue reading

Rent prices post highest annual increase in over a year: Redfin

The median asking rent in the United States rose 2.2 percent year over year to $1,981 in February, the largest annual gain since January 2023 and a 0.9 percent increase compared to the month before. Continue reading

Best time to list a home? With high mortgage rates, it’s tough to tell

The peak of the spring homebuying season may have shifted to later in the year, at least in some markets, according to new analysis by Zillow. Continue reading

The Real Brokerage posts dramatic spike in revenue, agent count in Q4

Celebrating a decade in operation this year, the cloud-based brokerage saw revenue skyrocket by 89 percent in the fourth quarter and its agent count soar by 66 percent, according to earnings data on Thursday. Continue reading

Harry Macklowe asks $38M for ‘unlivable’ Hamptons home

The all-white mansion on the shores of Georgica Pond boasts 951 feet of frontage on the exclusive waterfront — but can’t legally be lived in. Continue reading