Mortgage Rates Drop Fueling a Surge in Refinancing Activity in February 2026

Mortgage Rates Drop Fueling a Surge in Refinancing Activity in February 2026

The long-awaited drop in mortgage rates has sent homeowners rushing to refinance their homes in February 2026. This significant shift means that millions of you who locked in higher rates between 7.5%... Read more »
NRMLA opposes New Jersey reverse mortgage counseling bill

NRMLA opposes New Jersey reverse mortgage counseling bill

NRMLA President Steve Irwin, who signed the letter, said that while the trade association “fully supports seniors receiving counseling before obtaining a reverse mortgage,” it opposes the bill as currently drafted for... Read more »
Million Dollar Baby: Real Estate’s Biggest New Hires And Moves

Million Dollar Baby: Real Estate’s Biggest New Hires And Moves

Brown Harris Stevens, Coldwell Banker, and other industry brands made moves last week, adding multimillion-dollar brokers and team leaders to their ranks. Every day, Inman gets a slew of announcements about big... Read more »
Downtown LA’s One California Plaza Lands Big Office Lease

Downtown LA’s One California Plaza Lands Big Office Lease

One California Plaza inked a lease for about 26,000 square feet with law firm Gordon Rees, The Real Deal has learned. Plus, it renewed another lease — Citigroup’s.  That’s a positive sign... Read more »
RXR Closes on Financing for FiDi Office-to-Resi Conversion

RXR Closes on Financing for FiDi Office-to-Resi Conversion

RXR, in partnership with One Investment Management, has closed on more financing for the $500-million-plus office-to-residential conversion of 61 Broadway, an office building in Manhattan’s Financial District, into a 796-unit residential tower. Construction... Read more »
Alexander Brothers Still Face 10 Counts Linked to Sex Trafficking Despite Plan To Drop Some Charges

Alexander Brothers Still Face 10 Counts Linked to Sex Trafficking Despite Plan To Drop Some Charges

Federal prosecutors in New York are moving to drop some criminal counts against the Alexander brothers—two of them prominent ultra-luxury real estate agents—in their sex trafficking trial, citing concerns over suspected witness... Read more »
Third-Generation Hotelier Acquires Santa Barbara Boutique Property

Third-Generation Hotelier Acquires Santa Barbara Boutique Property

Colliers arranged the sale of the Franciscan Inn & Suites, a 53-room boutique hotel located in Santa Barbara’s West Beach district. The seller and local developer Ed St. George, who purchased the... Read more »
Best Turnkey Rental Markets in Texas for Out-of-State Investors (2026)

Best Turnkey Rental Markets in Texas for Out-of-State Investors (2026)

If you’re an out-of-state investor looking to dive into the Texas real estate market for turnkey rental properties, you’re smart to be considering the Lone Star State. For 2026, Texas stands out... Read more »
Alex Madonna departs loanDepot, starts Trust One Financial

Alex Madonna departs loanDepot, starts Trust One Financial

Just months after loanDepot‘s Alex Madonna was named to a new role to focus on emerging technology, artificial intelligence and modern sales structures, it was announced that he’s departing the company. Madonna,... Read more »
NASA Finds Big Gap in California Shoreline Changes

NASA Finds Big Gap in California Shoreline Changes

Surf’s up in SoCal — in some places, quite literally.  Some parts of California’s coastline are shrinking, while other parts of the state’s coast are growing, the Los Angeles Daily News reported,... Read more »