Real Estate Calls for End to Status Quo with Next LA Mayor

Real Estate Calls for End to Status Quo with Next LA Mayor

The Agency’s Zach Goldsmith was born in England and came to Los Angeles when he was three. His father was inspired by Hollywood lore of American cars and gun-toting cowboys played by... Read more »
With REMAX Acquisition, Real Brokerage Would Gain Status Among Real Estate’s “Big Three”

With REMAX Acquisition, Real Brokerage Would Gain Status Among Real Estate’s “Big Three”

Quick Read The Real Brokerage’s proposed $880 million acquisition of REMAX, pending approval, aims to place the combined entity among real estate’s top three enterprises by scale, behind Compass and Keller Williams.... Read more »
I called it a piece of junk. But it was a Frank Gehry L.A. masterpiece

I called it a piece of junk. But it was a Frank Gehry L.A. masterpiece

The early 1980s Los Angeles of my childhood always felt like a place where you could brush against greatness and not even recognize it. Take the strange, faceless building at Melrose and... Read more »
Smart-Home Tech Can Help Achieve ‘Toothbrush-Ready’ Status

Smart-Home Tech Can Help Achieve ‘Toothbrush-Ready’ Status

The “toothbrush-ready” home isn’t a new concept in home development, but it’s growing in importance. The term is used to describe a home that is completely move-in ready; all the new homeowners... Read more »
CHLA urges FHA’s equal treatment of homebuyers despite commission status

CHLA urges FHA’s equal treatment of homebuyers despite commission status

The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) this week submitted a letter to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that urges the agency to “provide comparable down payment treatment for FHA borrowers, regardless... Read more »
Newest commission lawsuit doesn’t seek class-action status

Newest commission lawsuit doesn’t seek class-action status

NAR and Compass have entered into nationwide settlement agreements for the commission lawsuits. While it may not be seeking class-action status like other commission lawsuits, the Wang suit takes aim at NAR’s... Read more »
RMF parent obtains Chapter 7 bankruptcy status

RMF parent obtains Chapter 7 bankruptcy status

The presiding judge in the bankruptcy case involving Reverse Mortgage Investment Trust (RMIT) — the parent company of former leading reverse mortgage lender Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF) — has approved a request... Read more »