Real Estate

Having a FICO credit score of 800 or higher isn’t just good, it’s considered exceptional and can open financial doors for consumers. But what does it take to build that level of creditworthiness? Analysts at LendingTree, an online loan marketplace, examined credit reports of more than 100,000 LendingTree users to provide insight into what type

Despite our best wishes, 2021 has been pretty wild so far. Of course this has had ripple effects into every industry, but real estate has been fascinating. People have new opportunities to negotiate lower rents and the prices of living in cities have dropped while the price of living in small towns has been on

A Santa Monica landmark dating to more than 100 years ago, the Henry Wyse/Charles Morris House designed by distinguished architect Robert D. Farquhar remains a stellar example of the Colonial Revival and Craftsman aesthetic. Following a four-year restoration and re-imaging, the transformed property now stands as a new luxury development that blends classic architecture with

There’s a certain cache, a kind of exaggerated swagger, associated with ownership of any multimillion-dollar home. Of course, anyone who can afford such a lofty price tag can own a multimillion-dollar home. However, only a few people can own the next higher strata: a multimillion-dollar home featuring an historic back story. Several of the nation’s

Pinterest, YouTube, and Instagram have been the go-to for interior design inspiration in recent years, but TikTok is beginning to rival these platforms. While many people associate TikTok with Generation Z dance trends, it is also a great place for interior designers, hobbyists, and experts to share their tips, how-to advice, shopping hauls, etc. I

Real estate investor, Founder/CEO of TurboTenant: rental marketing, tenant screening, rental applications, rent payments, and more. It’s no secret the rental industry has had multiple forces negatively impacting it over the last year. With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium, state eviction moratoriums, job loss and a lack of knowledge and access to

Matt Weirich is CEO and Co-founder of Realync, the leading video leasing and engagement platform for the entire resident lifecycle. Proptech (or property technology) is not a new category in the real estate industry. In fact, it’s been around since the 1980s. But, many people have only heard of the term proptech within the last five

In many ways, ski-resort communities are beholden to the natural world that surrounds them. The allure of the mountain lifestyle stems from a meaningful connection with nature. Through recreational activities like skiing, hiking and mountain biking, residents of ski-resort villages can come in direct contact with the natural world and experience all of the joy

Shares of Blend Labs, a San Francisco-based mortgage software company, debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday at $18, hitting the top-line IPO price of $16 to $18 per share.  Blend raised a total of $360 million via yesterday’s IPO and has a market value of almost $4 billion. The offering was led

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will eliminate the hotly contested 0.5% refinance fee as of August 1 to help families reduce their housing costs. To allow households to save more money, lenders will no longer be required to pay the government-sponsored enterprises a 50-basis point fee

The clients suited the property perfectly. They had strong liquid assets, excellent jobs, and lovely reference letters. They seemed like a shoo-in for the board of the pleasant, undistinguished Carnegie Hill co-op in the East 90s.  ADVERTISEMENT But the board rejected their package. In absolute bafflement, their agent tried to unearth the reason, since co-ops,

Founder and CEO, Visual Lease. Poor management of your real estate leases exposes your business to a range of risks including unexpected terminations, defaults and overbilling by lessors. And with new lease accounting rules requiring leases to be reported as assets and liabilities on the balance sheet, poor lease management can also result in inaccurate financial

The second quarter of 2021 was the busiest since at least 2004 for the Manhattan residential scene, continuing a shift to a seller’s market, according to a recent report from real estate data firm UrbanDigs. More than 4,380 deals were signed in the second quarter, up more than 24% from the previous quarter, and an

The origins of this manor in Brittany, France, date back a millennium to a time when the property held a defensive fort. Henry II of England was eyeing the region then, hoping to annex it as a possession. The medieval structures were added in stages and remained largely untouched until renovation work was undertaken over

Morty, an online mortgage marketplace, announced today they have closed a $25 million Series B financing round with the entirety of the funding in the form of equity. This gives the company a valuation of $150 million, said Morty cofounder Nora Apsel. Previously the company had a valuation in the $10 to $50 million range,

Steeped in history and surrounded by 57 acres of woodlands lies a magnificent estate in New York known as Laurel Hill, one of Long Island’s rarest remaining Gold Coast estates.  On the market for $18.5 million, the grand estate celebrating Tudor architecture is in the prestigious North Shore enclave of Mill Neck, New York. It’s

This charming Engadine-style house in Bever, Switzerland, has been a year-round holiday home for the past three decades. Over the centuries uses have included a rectory, a farm, an artisan’s workshop and even the residence of a practitioner of mesmerism. Although the first record of the structure dates to 1762, its cellar walls go back

by Erik Sherman Keep living in an apartment without paying rent? In the “before times,” it would have been unthinkable — at least without a concerted legal battle with an angry landlord.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, though, all that went out the window. Congress first put an eviction moratorium into place from March 27 to

HOLLYWOOD – AUGUST 31: Musician Carlos Santana performs onstage at the 2005 World Music Awards at … [+] the Kodak Theatre on August 31, 2005 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Getty Images Carlos Santana may live in Las Vegas most of the year, but he loves spending time in Hawaii. The Grammy

Amit Haller is the Co-Founder & CEO of Reali, a high-tech, high-touch real estate company founded in 2016. One of the noblest goals in the technology industry is to democratize information and access to goods and services. In the real estate industry in particular, fair and equal access is one of the highest values we should