Beyond The Deposit: Alternate Strategies To Protect Your Property Investment
In a world full of options, most of the time the simple approach of good credit requirements, reference checks and quarterly inspections goes just as far. …
$250,000 Homes in Vermont, Minnesota and Pennsylvania
A 1940 colonial in Bennington, a 1925 clapboard house in Mankato and a 1938 home in Reading….
iBuyer startup Perch raises $36M, rebrands as Orchard
As the iBuying craze grips the residential real estate industry, a startup that says it does that and more has secured $36 million in funding. New York-based Perch said Tuesday that it had secured the equity…
Tennis star Li Na buys Hudson Yards pad for 22% premium
Hudson Yards is paying off for one early investor. An entity linked to William Dalessandro snapped up $61 million worth of condos at 15 Hudson Yards in September and now he’s served up one of them…
Connecticut developer charged with murder in wife’s disappearance
Connecticut developer Fotis Dulos has been arrested and charged with murder in the case of his missing and estranged wife Jennifer Dulos. The wife of the 52-year-old builder has been missing since May 2019. Dulos was…
This Is What 2020 Has In Store For PropTech, According to Seven VCs
In the second article of this two-part series, seven global proptech VCs share their predictions for 2020. The new decade is starting with a bang, with plenty of groundbreaking innovation in real estate and costruction! …
This Is What 2020 Has In Store For Proptech, According to Seven VCs
In the second article of this two-part series, seven global proptech VCs share their predictions for 2020. The new decade is starting with a bang, with plenty of groundbreaking innovation in real estate and costruction! …
Home buyers start 2020 with drop in mortgage rates
The housing market is launching into 2020 with a flurry of activity as mortgage rates fell last week to the lowest level since October. According to CNBC, there were a string of open homes held across…
Debbie Reynolds’ family ranch in Central California hits the market
The Creston, Calif., ranch and production studio of late singer-actress Debbie Reynolds is for sale at a little over $3.9 million. …
Jeff Sutton and Joe Sitt are selling 530 Broadway for $400M
Jeff Sutton and Joe Sitt have gone into contract to sell a Soho retail building for $400 million, after years of mulling a sale. The retail kingpins went into contract to sell 530 Broadway to a…
Israel Englander buys Sackler townhouse for $38M
Billionaire Israel Englander has added to his real estate portfolio, shelling out $38 million for an Upper East Side townhouse tied to the Sackler family, the founders of Purdue Pharma. Public records show the hedge funder…
Five Questions Your Real Estate Agent Legally Cannot Answer
Real estate agents must avoid discussing some topics, as it may violate fair housing laws. …
Forest Whitaker sells two Hollywood Hills homes for $3.85 million
In Hollywood Hills, actor Forest Whitaker just sold a gated compound with two homes for $3.85 million. …
D-Day for landlords: High court hears rent overcharge cases
ALBANY— State legislators passed a new rent law in June, but many of the details are about to be hashed out in court. Today, the highest court in the state is hearing five cases involving alleged…
Title fraud is on the rise. Here’s why it won’t stop anytime soon.
When family members of Lycienne Prince Barber were about to sell their dead relative’s two duplexes in Biscayne Park, they made a startling discovery. During the prerequisite title and lien searches on the properties, they found…
Income Inequality In America Continues Its Inexorable Rise
Despite 10 years of economic expansion, income inequality only continues to get worse in the U.S. …
‘Insecure’ producer Prentice Penny inks deal for Ladera Heights home
“Insecure” executive producer, writer and director Prentice Penny has paid $2.8 million for a home in Ladera Heights. …
The Closing: Owen Thomas
Owen Thomas has served as CEO of Boston Properties since April 2013, when the firm’s famed co-founder Mort Zuckerman tapped him as his successor. Thomas was seen as a surprise pick for the role, as he…
L.A. County’s home sale price record was shattered in 2019. Will it be broken in 2020?
Will 2020 be another record-breaking year for L.A. County real estate prices? These properties are aiming for the all-time sale price record. …
Buyer nabs $8.8M condo with mirrored room, stripper pole
It’s a house fit for a party. Complete with a stripper pole, a hydraulic table that rises from the floor and a tap with three types of sake, unit 3WR at 136 Grand Street — asking…
