Can futuristic utopias solve our housing crisis?

People have been founding new cities forever. However, it turns out building a successful place is harder than it looks — and sometimes takes a very long time. Continue reading

Major real estate players push back against Florida’s foreign buyer ban

Lobbying group the Real Estate Roundtable, which represents the interests of investors like Citigroup Inc., Blackstone, Related, Starwood and Wells Fargo & Co., is appealing to state legislators to amend Governor DeSantis’ new, restrictive foreign… Continue reading

Got milk? Thirsty agent fined $15K for drinking homesellers’ milk

Mike Rose told Canadian regulators in British Columbia he was on a new medication that made him “unusually dehydrated.” But does that justify drinking his clients’ milk, straight from the jug? Continue reading

The Agency launches 3 Canadian offices in March

The offices across Toronto West, Fort McMurray and Ontario’s York region raise The Agency’s number of Canadian offices to 16 and its total number of global locations to 79. Continue reading

The Agency expands into Outaouais region of Quebec

With the new location in Outaouais, the luxury brokerage continues to strengthen its reach across Canada. This marks The Agency’s 13th office located throughout the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. Continue reading

OJO nets $200M via sale of Canadian operations, new debt raise

The company is selling its Canadian operations to Royal Bank of Canada, while also raising new funds from Vista Credit Partners. Continue reading

The Agency 2022 Red Paper: A softening, but still strong market

“The key takeaway is this,” CEO Mauricio Umansky said of this year’s report. “Housing remains a primary investment for the world’s most affluent citizens and a safe hedge against inflation.” Continue reading