Can you find the real Zillow Gone Wild comments about this house?

An upscale property in New York state bears a striking resemblance to a clunky vehicle in Star Wars. Can you figure out what Zillow Gone Wild fans had to say about the property? Continue reading

Wife of ‘Million Dollar Listing’ star Matt Altman arrested

Johanna Altman, 40, was arrested and booked at Los Angeles Police Department Valley Jail in Van Nuys, California, at about 9:30 p.m. Aug. 4, for felony domestic violence, according to reports. Continue reading

16 years later, a slain Texas real estate agent’s story comes to a close

Sixteen years after allegedly killing DR Horton real estate agent Sarah Walker, Kosoul Chanthakoummane is set to be executed Wednesday evening. Continue reading

Chinese real estate crash sparks mortgage boycotts

In China, most recent buyers of new apartments took out mortgages before their buildings were finished. Now many are threatening to not pay. Continue reading

DropOffer launches off-market buying solution in 6 new markets

DropOffer’s app provides data on existing homes for agents and buyers to leverage when approaching off-market sellers and it gives buyers an alternative to what’s on the open market. Continue reading

Attom acquires property data company Estated

Estated maintains information on millions of U.S. properties and works with companies in the mortgage, insurance and real estate sectors. Continue reading

New home starts fall sharply: ‘The whole housing sector is in retreat’

The number of new construction projects for single family homes dropped by 10 percent in July, the steepest decline of the year, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading

Heat is on: Summer is latest entrant in crowded vacation home market

Underlying Summer’s proprietary underwriting analysis is data from AirDNA, and it leverages VRBO, Airbnb and Booking.com to promote availability in its clients’ homes Continue reading

LeadingRE names new president of global operations

Chris Dietz will spearhead LeadingRE’s global business strategy across a number of its brands and will be responsible for all regions outside of the U.S., it was announced Monday. Continue reading

Local Logic, CrimeoMeter lock up deal to share crime stats on listings

Crime data became a hot issue in 2021, as Redfin and Realtor.com executives called for portals to cease providing it, and did so themselves. Continue reading