Brokerages and non-Realtor MLSs settle antitrust suits for $30M

Fifteen MLSs and 13 brokerages that chose to opt-in to NAR’s commission settlement will cough up an additional $30,587,754 in compensation to sellers, raising the settlement fund to nearly $450 million. Continue reading

Notable to power Brown Harris Stevens’ reno and staging product

The deal to power the brokerage’s Curate by BHS product marks the largest partnership Notable has launched since joining Leading RE’s Solutions Group this spring, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Continue reading

Brett Miles returns to Brown Harris Stevens after exiting Official

The broker and new development expert first started his real estate career at Brown Harris Stevens. In March, he had been tapped by Official to serve as a founding agent in New York City. Continue reading

Industry leader and brokerage founder Clark Halstead dies at 83

The real estate vet co-founded the Manhattan division of Sotheby’s International Realty in the mid-1970s and co-founded Halstead Property with Diane Ramirez in the mid-1980s. Continue reading

Top NYC agent Amy Herman, team move to Brown Harris Stevens

Herman was one of the first agents to follow Ryan Serhant to his eponymous firm from Nest Seekers International, where she had been a member of his team for more than 5 years. Continue reading

NYC broker Lisa Simonsen leaves Elliman for Brown Harris Stevens

The “Kendra Sells Hollywood” star is ranked among the top 75 individual brokers in New York City and the top 0.5 percent of brokers in the U.S. Continue reading

JLo, Affleck, making real estate deals as divorce rumors swirl

Rumors surrounding the couple’s split have grown in recent months. Affleck and Lopez, meanwhile, have been transacting their own separate home deals as they jointly try to offload their shared Beverly Hills home. Continue reading

It’s now a buyer’s market in Manhattan, new report suggests

Rising inventory and shifting seller expectations have given homebuyers the upper hand in Manhattan, according to Douglas Elliman’s latest quarterly report. Continue reading

Are New York’s famously uptight co-op boards starting to chill out?

These “dinosaurs” of New York City’s luxury residential market are on the cusp of modernizing, agents told Inman. Savvy buyers who get in now can still invest while prices are undervalued. Continue reading

$60M non-waterfront Palm Beach estate one of the priciest ever sold

The mansion on Banyan Road was gut-renovated by homeowner and interior designer Victoria Hagan before being sold off-market to an unknown buyer. Continue reading