Cash still king as nearly a third of homebuyers spurn costly mortgages 

All-cash home purchases in the U.S. hit 31.4 percent of all transactions in July 2022, just short of an eight-year high reached in February 2022, according to new data released Friday by Redfin. Continue reading

The number of US billionaires grew in 2022. Here’s where they live

Not surprisingly, America’s billionaires are largely clumped in coastal cities, according to a new analysis showing where they are located in 2022 and how that changed from 2021. Continue reading

Investor Keith Rubenstein sells NYC townhouse for nearly $50M

Rubenstein and his wife Inga Rubenstein have listed the home multiple times, dating back to 2016 when they put it on the market for $84.5 million. Since then, it’s undergone a series of price cuts. Continue reading

Corcoran HM Properties expands to Charleston, South Carolina

The move by the Charlotte-based firm marks the eighth Corcoran affiliate to announce an expansion within the last year and an agent count that ticks up to about 130. Continue reading

EXp Realty continues international expansion with move into Poland

The announcement follows days after the brokerage made public its plans to expand operations into Chile, building on what has been a spurt of international expansion for the company. Continue reading

John R. Wood Properties affiliates with Christie’s International

With the move, John R. Wood Properties will become John R. Wood Properties/Christie’s International Real Estate and will continue to be owned by the Wood family — the brokerage’s founding family. Continue reading

These are the 15 best real estate companies to work for in 2022

Last week, “Fortune” and Great Place to Work released a list of the 35 Best Workplaces in Real Estate in 2022. Zillow, Opendoor and Pacaso were all near the top of the list. Continue reading

The top luxury real estate agents serving Hollywood in 2022

The Altman Brothers, Santiago Arana, Aaron Kirman, Chris Cortazzo, Sally Forster Jones, Joyce Rey and more are featured in this year’s list of standout agents from “The Hollywood Reporter.” Continue reading

The Alan Louie Team joins Coldwell Banker Warburg from Compass

The New York City luxury and new development real estate specialist Louie joins the firm with team members Kwesi O. Kwarteng, Eunice Kim and Alice Wang. Continue reading