Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel are engaged

The couple have been together since 2019 and recently completed a two-year renovation on a Georgian-style home they purchased together in 2020, according to reports. Continue reading

Tom Ford nabs Jackie O’s former Hamptons summer home at $52M

The deal is just the latest of Tom Ford’s big-ticket transactions, following a $51 million home purchase in Palm Beach at the end of last year and a more recent trading of that home for another mansion in the luxury South Florida market, according to r… Continue reading

Nearly 1 in 9 US homes command $1M as luxury prices soar in June

The share of U.S. homes valued at $1 million or more stopped shy of a record notched last summer as high mortgage rates and low inventory drove home prices upward in June, a Redfin analysis shows. Continue reading

Tighter federal regulations coming to luxury real estate market soon

The U.S. Treasury Department is poised to enact expanded reporting measures on luxury home sales, putting an end to anonymous purchases that have enabled oligarchs, terrorists and others. Continue reading

Ailing vet claims Orlando Bloom, Katy Perry unfairly bought home

Carl Westcott, 83, claims his judgment was impaired when the contract with Perry and Bloom was signed, due to opiates he was prescribed following an extensive surgery to treat Huntington’s disease, according to reports. Continue reading

Rebecca Mason joins Compass as NYC sales manager

Prior to her stint at CityRealty, Mason spent several years at Stribling & Associates which was acquired by Compass in 2019. Now she’ll be reunited with many of her former colleagues, Inman has learned. Continue reading

Drum up inventory through direct mailers, social media and more

The low-inventory problem has consumed many agents’ minds for years. Top agents shared at Inman Connect how they stay ahead of the game by drilling down into some of these strategies. Continue reading