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Tax attorneys and accountants are about to make bank helping owners of non-primary homes navigate New York City’s pied-à-terre tax notifications, which started landing in mailboxes before the weekend. “If you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5 (million), check your ma...

In 2024 and early 2025, homebuilders large, medium and small were smitten with the strategic notion of “land light.” In 2026, and for the near future, most everybody is more preoccupied, and rightly so, with “land right.” Many of the U.S.’s most prolific new-construction markets undergoing some form...

Ruth Reffkin launched the Ruth Reffkin Team at Compass in New York City, partnering with Susan Hirschorn as principal strategist.

External moves — agents changing to a different brand — are essentially flat year-over-year at 3,390, a difference of just six from Q2 2025.

The California-based independent brokerage will implement PurlinOS, Purlin Close and Purlin Offer & Negotiate.

Stop chasing agents and start attracting and selecting them instead, coach Verl Workman writes. Provide solutions that make your value proposition irresistible.

<p>Forty percent of leaseholders have experienced unexpected increases in their service charges, according to a survey of 2,000 leaseholders. The research found service charges were identified more frequently than ground rents as the cost that had risen unexpectedly.</p> <p>The post <a href="https:/...

<p>Criminals impersonating homeowners to sell properties fraudulently or secure mortgages were recorded in 55 cases over a 12-month period, according to figures obtained from HM Land Registry. The data highlights ongoing risks in property transactions where fraudsters use forged documents.</p> <p>Th...

<p>Former property agency owners are increasingly launching new businesses after sales rather than retiring, according to data from a specialist broker. Property development and alternative sector ventures represent common post-sale activities among younger sellers.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://...

<p>Apache Capital and Nuveen Real Estate have secured £125 million in refinancing from United Overseas Bank for a 373-home single-family rental development in Cambridge. The two-year facility replaces the previous development loan and marks the next stage for the completed scheme at Eddington.</p> <...

HMDA data in MBA analysis shows the proprietary reverse mortgage share rose to 22% in 2025, while HECM growth stayed mostly flat.

Building a system of support to help your agents become more successful is an investment rather than an expense, Realty ONE Group's Derek Carlson writes.

What looked like a plug-and-play investment opportunity turned into an expensive lesson for real estate investor Alex Wright. Here's how he recovered.

Strike the right balance between hospitality and security to maximize the effectiveness and safety of your open house, Andrew Reichek writes.

<p>Lender adds a $155 billion MSR book and the RoundPoint platform </p>

<p>Generation Rent has called on the Government to introduce penalties for landlords and letting agents who make inflated deposit claims. The advocacy group estimates that 296,000 tenanted households lose hundreds of pounds annually due to deposit retention.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.prop...

<p>A joint report by the Centre for Policy Studies and Onward has outlined proposals for London's housing crisis that could deliver up to 1.85 million additional homes. The report, backed by Conservative and Reform UK politicians, identifies five development categories including estate regeneration ...

<p>Lower income thresholds will bring significantly more landlords into HMRC's Making Tax Digital for Income Tax regime over the next two years. The threshold will fall to £30,000 from April 2027 before reducing again to £20,000 from April 2028, bringing the majority of landlords within scope of dig...

Consumer coalition asks FTC and DOJ to investigate Compass MLS deals, citing off-MLS pocket listings, competition limits and fair housing risks.

Florida’s deed fraud risk is increasing as fraudsters use public records and AI tools to impersonate owners and forge documents. This piece highlights common targets, outlines void versus voidable deeds and recommends protections including title insurance and county alert services.