Hotels and Airbnb, Vrbo in heated battle as business travel ramps up

Both hotels and short-term rental companies are vying for customers seeking out extended stays through new offerings as business travel ramps up across the U.S. this fall. Continue reading

Madeleine Albright’s former DC home hits the market for $4M

The late former U.S. Secretary of State had lived in the Federal-style house since 1968 and originally purchased it for $100,000. Continue reading

Corcoran Sunshine hosting CS Talks series starting Tuesday

The six-day event series is expected to bring in about 1,000 participants for events and discussions across Corcoran Sunshine’s new development projects throughout New York City. Continue reading

Mauricio Umansky stays alive on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Week 2

Despite earning the lowest score of the night from the reality TV show’s judges after a misstep, Umansky managed to survive another week with the help of audience votes. Continue reading

America’s wealthiest real estate billionaires in 2023

From multifamily unit holdings to industrial properties, some of real estate’s wealthiest billionaires made out better than others this year. Collectively, Forbes’ list of the 25 wealthiest real estate tycoons are worth about $139 billion. Continue reading

What Moves Her brings ‘Balance Blueprint’ campaign to industry

Amidst an industry in turmoil, the real estate female empowerment and advocacy organization has launched a new campaign to “spur action on behalf of women in real estate.” Continue reading

Andy Florance: Bombshell lawsuits will upend Zillow’s business model

CoStar CEO Andy Florance dished with Intel about the commission lawsuits, nemesis Zillow and NAR as Homes.com nabbed 100 million unique visitors for the first time ever in September. Continue reading

Katy Perry’s shady real estate deals inspire new housing legislation

A group that disapproves of Perry’s recent real estate deals is advocating for the launch of the Protecting Elder Realty for Retirement Years Act or the “Katy PERRY Act,” which seeks to put measures in place to limit risks of elder financial abuse. Continue reading

EXp streamlines ExpressOffers iBuyer program with Opendoor deal

Opendoor is now the primary cash offer solution behind eXp’s ExpressOffers platform. Agents will soon be able to request a cash offer on qualified properties directly through an eXp dashboard. Continue reading

CoStar’s Homes.com beats Redfin, Realtor.com to become No. 2 portal

In a sign of the listing portal’s growing influence, Homes.com hit more than 100 million unique visitors in September, sparking a 1,290 percent annual increase in traffic. Now the portal is second only to Zillow. Continue reading