Most Home Buyers Use Real Estate Agents

Most Home Buyers Use Real Estate Agents

Buying a home is one of the most significant financial transactions a person will make in his or her lifetime, and according to a new report from the National Association of REALTORS®,... Read more »
Existing home sales lay the path for the 2024 housing market

Existing home sales lay the path for the 2024 housing market

Did today’s existing home sales report give us a playbook for housing in 2024? I would argue yes, and the housing market today looks a lot like what we saw in late... Read more »
Is the U.S. in a silent depression? The TikTok theory explained

Is the U.S. in a silent depression? The TikTok theory explained

A shopper carries several bags in the Magnificent Mile shopping district of Chicago on Dec. 2, 2023. Taylor Glascock | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. economy has remained remarkably strong but... Read more »
Shangri-La’s Project Homekey Motel in Salinas Gets Receiver

Shangri-La’s Project Homekey Motel in Salinas Gets Receiver

One of Shangri-La Industries’ Project Homekey developments is headed to receivership after the firm defaulted on loans tied to the Salinas site earlier this year.  A Monterey County Superior Court judge last... Read more »
Real estate in Europe is booming

Real estate in Europe is booming

There’s a nice little real estate boom underway in Europe. Europe took 11 of the top 20 spots on a ranking of cities with the largest price increases in the first quarter,... Read more »
Zillow Unveils Top 10 Markets Where People Dreamed Of Moving In 2023

Zillow Unveils Top 10 Markets Where People Dreamed Of Moving In 2023

The real estate portal pulled user search data and other metrics to find the top markets where people looked to move to in 2023. (Hint, the East Coast is really popular right... Read more »
Loan officers are dramatically cutting their pay to win clients. It’s often illegal. 

Loan officers are dramatically cutting their pay to win clients. It’s often illegal. 

It was late 2022 and Mike was feeling the pressure. Mortgage rates had climbed close to the 7% range and he was determined to remain competitive on pricing with rival loan officers... Read more »
Interra Realty Brokers Multifamily Sale on Chicago’s South Side

Interra Realty Brokers Multifamily Sale on Chicago’s South Side

Interra Realty has brokered the $2.58 million sale of a 31-unit apartment building at 6949-6959 S. Merrill Avenue in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. The transaction equated to $83,225 per unit. Interra Director... Read more »
Beverly Hills Home Sells for .2M, Among Year’s Top Deals

Beverly Hills Home Sells for $24.2M, Among Year’s Top Deals

A mansion at 802 Foothill Road in the Beverly Hills Flats traded for $24.2 million on Dec. 15., according to listing sites. The 17,000-square-foot home on more than half an acre ranked... Read more »
List of Assets That Can (And Cannot) Go Into Revocable Trusts

List of Assets That Can (And Cannot) Go Into Revocable Trusts

A living revocable trust is the best way of leaving property for the loved one. With a revocable trust, your beneficiaries don’t have to go through a long probate process, which is... Read more »