Mortgage relief operation allegedly bilked homeowners out of $6.3M

Los Angeles-based operation allegedly promised to help hundreds of distressed homeowners negotiate with lenders to lower their interest rates, monthly payments or principal amounts. Continue reading

RealScout launches 19th Buyer Graph in Southwest Florida

Fourteen brokerages have partnered to launch the Southwest Florida Buyer Graph, which hosts real-time anonymized buyer data and habits and climate risk data. Continue reading

Broker Spotlight, Chris and Kara Resop, Managing Partners of The Agency Naples

This week our spotlight shines on Chris and Kara Resop, managing partners at The Agency Naples. They share their story of building a life, career, and thriving brokerage in sunny Naples Florida Continue reading

Loan applications for home purchases continue 6-week slip

Purchase loan activity has dropped in five of the last six weeks as some buyers remain wary, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Continue reading

The 10 housing markets primed to pop during a recession

Florida and California are most at risk of experiencing a housing downturn during a recession, according to Redfin. Both states saw exorbitant growth during the pandemic-fueled buying rush. Continue reading

5 neighborhoods at once? Zillow rolls out new app feature

Zillow app users can now focus their results to several key locations — from multiple cities all the way down to desired neighborhoods. Continue reading

New York’s priciest listing, once asking $169M, returns to market

The Alexander Team takes over after SERHANT. listed the 8,255-square-foot penthouse last year. Now, the Alexander Team is in search of a “true collector” to determine the value of the home. Continue reading