.25 Million Condo in World’s Skinniest Building Leads Luxury Sales in New York City as Wealthy Buyers Return to Market After Holiday Slowdown

$18.25 Million Condo in World’s Skinniest Building Leads Luxury Sales in New York City as Wealthy Buyers Return to Market After Holiday Slowdown

The first full week of 2026 marked a resurgence in luxury home purchases in Manhattan after a festive-season slowdown, led by the city’s top residential sale at the world’s skinniest skyscraper. Overall,... Read more »
Los Angeles Misses November’s Top 10 Priciest Home Sales

Los Angeles Misses November’s Top 10 Priciest Home Sales

Los Angeles is often home to some of the country’s most expensive home sales, but for the first time this year, Los Angeles County didn’t register any sales within the nation’s top... Read more »
Housing Market Sees a Surprise Jump in Home Sales Despite Headwinds

Housing Market Sees a Surprise Jump in Home Sales Despite Headwinds

The housing market showed a surprising burst of activity in November, with existing-home sales nudging up by a modest 0.5%. This small increase signals a potential shift in momentum, offering a glimmer... Read more »
Why 2025’s strong purchase application data didn’t boost home sales

Why 2025’s strong purchase application data didn’t boost home sales

2025 Data Now I don’t count the last two weeks of the year because all the weekly housing data gets impacted by the holidays and the first few days of the new... Read more »
What Home Sales Shattered Records in 2025?

What Home Sales Shattered Records in 2025?

It may sound like a broken record at this point. A look at 2025’s nine priciest deals had Beverly Hills-based Carolwood Estates’ fingerprints all over them. Six of the nine transactions had... Read more »
JLL Makes Moves in SoCal Investment Sales, Capital Markets

JLL Makes Moves in SoCal Investment Sales, Capital Markets

JLL made two recent personnel moves: Dillon Bergum, who joined the Southern California multifamily investment sales team, and Paul Brindley, who returned to the U.S. to co-head the Los Angeles capital markets... Read more »
Existing home sales hit 9-month high with inventory at 1.43M units

Existing home sales hit 9-month high with inventory at 1.43M units

From NAR: “Existing-home sales increased for the third straight month due to lower mortgage rates this autumn,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “However, inventory growth is beginning to stall.” My central theme... Read more »
Coldwell Banker affiliate adds sales division of Tennessee agency

Coldwell Banker affiliate adds sales division of Tennessee agency

Hoff has more than 40 years of experience in the real estate industry — including roles as a broker, managing broker/owner, and instructor with the Tennessee Real Estate Commission. “Karen’s intimate knowledge... Read more »
Pending homes sales rise for a fourth straight month

Pending homes sales rise for a fourth straight month

Despite rising mortgage rates through much of 2024, recent indications show growing boldness among homebuyers heading into the new year. A report released Monday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed... Read more »
Non-performing loan sales data reflects fewer delinquencies

Non-performing loan sales data reflects fewer delinquencies

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Tuesday released an update about the sales of non-performing loans (NPLs) through the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), saying the data has shown a steady drop in... Read more »