FinCEN’s AML rule reshaping title processes — and buyer behavior

FinCEN’s AML rule reshaping title processes — and buyer behavior

The first step for many title agencies has been redesigning internal workflows so closers and processors may continue focusing on transactions while separate compliance teams handle FinCEN reporting. At Florida Agency Network... Read more »
Rates at Multi‑Year Lows Spark Buyer Optimism

Rates at Multi‑Year Lows Spark Buyer Optimism

The mortgage market on March 2, 2026, is offering some of the most attractive borrowing costs we’ve seen in years. If you’re thinking about buying a home or refinancing, the numbers are... Read more »
Buyer for Oceanwide Plaza’s infamous graffitied towers emerges

Buyer for Oceanwide Plaza’s infamous graffitied towers emerges

A buyer has emerged for the notorious graffiti-bedecked towers in downtown Los Angeles: a Riverside County developer who intends to finish the stalled $1.2-billion project. The proposed buyer of the residential, hotel... Read more »
Smaller, Smarter, and Outdoor-Oriented: How Builders Are Adapting to Changing Buyer Tastes

Smaller, Smarter, and Outdoor-Oriented: How Builders Are Adapting to Changing Buyer Tastes

As affordability challenges and demographic shifts impact what is desirable and attainable for homebuyers, builders are quietly reshaping what the “typical” home looks like in America. New data from the National Association... Read more »
Milton Stricker’s Personal Midcentury Modern Home Snags a Buyer a Week After Hitting the Market for  Million

Milton Stricker’s Personal Midcentury Modern Home Snags a Buyer a Week After Hitting the Market for $2 Million

A stunning midcentury modern home in Seattle designed by architect Milton Stricker, apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright, has already found a buyer just days after it was listed for $1,990,000. Custom-built in... Read more »
.5 Million Manhattan Townhome Owned By Ron Perelman Finds a Buyer After Nearly 5 Years

$49.5 Million Manhattan Townhome Owned By Ron Perelman Finds a Buyer After Nearly 5 Years

The former chairman of Revlon has found a buyer for his Upper East Side townhome priced at $49.5 million. No word yet on the final sale price. Ron Perelman, the former chairman... Read more »
Alleged Burbank Home Fraud Involved Neither Seller Nor Buyer

Alleged Burbank Home Fraud Involved Neither Seller Nor Buyer

Federal prosecutors have charged four individuals in a fraud scheme that resulted in the bogus sale of a Burbank home for $1.5 million, with neither the legitimate homeowner nor the purported buyer... Read more »
EXCLUSIVE: Gene Hackman’s .3 Million Santa Fe Compound Finds a Buyer in Days—Less Than a Year After He and Wife Betsy Died There

EXCLUSIVE: Gene Hackman’s $6.3 Million Santa Fe Compound Finds a Buyer in Days—Less Than a Year After He and Wife Betsy Died There

Hollywood legend Gene Hackman‘s longtime New Mexico home has come under offer, mere days after it was put on the market for $6.25 million—and less than a year after the actor and... Read more »
1980s ‘Contemporary Glass Palace’ in Maryland Snags Buyer Mere Days After Listing for  Million

1980s ‘Contemporary Glass Palace’ in Maryland Snags Buyer Mere Days After Listing for $2 Million

A one-of-a-kind “contemporary glass palace” in Maryland that boasts its own “party kitchen” has managed to snag a buyer mere days after it was put on the market for $1.99 million. The... Read more »
How Inflation Is Changing Buyer Behavior — And What Agents Can Do 

How Inflation Is Changing Buyer Behavior — And What Agents Can Do 

Help buyers understand the long-term impact of a real estate purchase instead of getting hung up on short-term market challenges, Luke Babich writes. Stubborn inflation, high interest rates and other negative economic... Read more »