New England broker pleads guilty in $11.6M embezzlement scheme

Boston broker-owner Stephen Webster pled guilty to embezzling from escrow accounts and stiffing agents on their commissions. Continue reading

Going East: Real estate’s biggest new hires and moves

Agents and teams from Brown Harris Stevens, Corcoran Real Estate and other industry brands made moves last week. Continue reading

Up the ladder: Real estate’s biggest new hires and moves

Century 21, Fathom Realty and other industry brands made moves last week, adding multimillion-dollar teams and new executives to their ranks. Continue reading

Solid Earth lands on BeachesMLS partnership

BeachesMLS has hired software company Solid Earth to provide an enhanced, agent-facing interface to its front-end productivity experience. Continue reading

Luxury sales surge near Mar-a-Lago as Trump settles into 2nd term

Luxury home sales have taken off since Donald Trump’s re-election, and Palm Beach, Florida, home to his Mar-a-Lago resort, is at the center of the boom, Mansion Global reported Thursday. Continue reading

Fox News star Sean Hannity buys $23.5M Florida oceanfront estate

The estate — built around 1990 — has undergone extensive renovations after being purchased for $18 million in 2021, but local real estate agents say that some might consider the home a teardown and opt to raze it to make way for something more modern… Continue reading

5 housing proposals on midterm ballots — and how they shook out

In dozens of communities across the U.S., affordable housing was on the ballot in the midterms. Here’s how some of the biggest proposals did as results were still being tallied. Continue reading

5 ways golf course communities are luring in buyers

In areas where high-end golf course communities are prevalent, competition to attract these buyers is fierce. Luxe developers, boards and operators in amenity-rich areas like Florida need to attract young high-end families. Here’s how they are upping t… Continue reading