More activist investors push CoStar to exit Homes.com business

More activist investors push CoStar to exit Homes.com business

“Under the leadership of CEO Andy Florance, CoStar has continued to dedicate disproportionate attention and resources to its unprofitable Homes.com business. This continued investment, despite repeated failures to meet projections, has eroded... Read more »
How Financial Know-How Transforms Small Business Growth for Real Estate Agents

How Financial Know-How Transforms Small Business Growth for Real Estate Agents

U.S. real estate agents running as small business owners face financial management challenges that don’t show up on a closing checklist: cash flow problems between commissions, messy records that blur what’s really... Read more »
Tapping a 401(k) for homeownership is risky business

Tapping a 401(k) for homeownership is risky business

“Financially, the American dream should not be homeownership, but should be financial independence,” Robert Johnson, CEO of Economic Index Associates and a professor at Creighton University, said in the report. “People fall... Read more »
7 Lead-Gen Strategies To Ignite Your Real Estate Business In 2026

7 Lead-Gen Strategies To Ignite Your Real Estate Business In 2026

Lead generation is the name of the game in real estate. No matter how strong your listing presentation sounds or how great a negotiator you are, you cannot build a thriving business... Read more »
Connelly v. United States: What California Business Owners Need to Know About Share Redemption Agreements and Estate Tax Valuation

Connelly v. United States: What California Business Owners Need to Know About Share Redemption Agreements and Estate Tax Valuation

If you’re a California business owner with a buy-sell agreement in place, or if you’re managing the estate of someone who owned shares in a closely held corporation, a recent Supreme Court... Read more »
L.A. wildfire-scarred businesses are still stuck in the aftermath

L.A. wildfire-scarred businesses are still stuck in the aftermath

The charred remains of the historic Pacific Palisades Business Block cast a shadow over a once-bustling shopping district along West Sunset Boulevard. Empty lots littered with debris and ash line the street... Read more »
Google Billionaire Larry Page Snaps Up 2 Miami Mansions for 3 Million—After Moving Business Out of California Amid Wealth Tax Threat

Google Billionaire Larry Page Snaps Up 2 Miami Mansions for $173 Million—After Moving Business Out of California Amid Wealth Tax Threat

Billionaire Google co-founder Larry Page has reportedly splashed out more than $173 million to snap up two mansions in the tony Miami enclave of Coconut Grove—days before it was claimed that the... Read more »
Lennar sells majority stake in multifamily business, signaling strategic shift

Lennar sells majority stake in multifamily business, signaling strategic shift

Lennar announced on Tuesday that TPG Real Estate has acquired a majority stake in Quarterra, Lennar’s multifamily vertical. Lennar will maintain a minority interest, but the deal signals a strategic recalibration as... Read more »
Is Your Estate Disaster-Ready? A Critical Guide for Business Owners and Professionals

Is Your Estate Disaster-Ready? A Critical Guide for Business Owners and Professionals

For business owners and professionals who have built substantial wealth through property ownership, investments, and business operations, estate planning goes beyond simply having documents in place. As recent disasters—from Hurricane Katrina’s 20-year... Read more »
Merger Will Extend Citizens Business Bank’s Reach into Bay Area

Merger Will Extend Citizens Business Bank’s Reach into Bay Area

CVB Financial Corp., the holding company for Citizens Business Bank, and Heritage Commerce Corp. have agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $811 million. The combination will expand Ontario-based... Read more »