2025

The Real Brokerage and its former chief financial officer Michelle Ressler have reached a settlement agreement in the lawsuit Ressler filed in early June 2025.  Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the lawsuit claims that Real orchestrated Ressler’s termination under false pretenses and replaced her with a less qualified male employee. In the suit, Ressler, who was...

Behind a discreet gate in the heart of Manhattan’s Upper East Side lies one of New York’s best-kept secrets: Jones Wood Gardens — a private, shared oasis known only to a handful of homeowners. Among them is 157 East 65th Street, a fully renovated $11.95 million brownstone that quietly opens onto this hidden green sanctuary, accessible to just 12 addresses in all of Manhattan. This 19th-century...

A newly completed tropical modern on Miami Beach’s exclusive Sunset Islands has just hit the market for $17,999,000 — and it might just get you to start scribbling down some home inspo notes. Set within one of the city’s most sought-after guard-gated waterfront enclaves, the home was designed in collaboration by Sunlight Homes and Preschel Bassan Studio, with interiors by Tamara Feldman. The...

Tankhouse’s design-forward Brooklyn project 144 Vanderbilt has officially passed the halfway mark in sales, with 15 of the 26 residences now under contract or closed. The milestone reflects not just momentum but record-setting performance: the building accounts for six of the top ten condominium sales in the history of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, including Residence 6A, which signed for $4.2...

Warm contemporary style strikes a nice balance in a kitchen. It offers the clean lines and easy function of modern design but with natural materials and soft tones that make a kitchen feel welcoming. In the following seven spaces, designers used wood, texture, streamlined storage and...

Share of first-time buyers has contracted by 50 percent since 2007 The share of first-time homebuyers in the U.S. has fallen to a record low of 21 percent in 2025, while the typical age of a first-time buyer has reached an all-time high of 40 years, according to the National Association of Realtors' (NAR) 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. The findings highlight how rising home prices, high mortgage...

Florida’s single-family housing market revealed a striking disconnect in early November 2025, with homes taking a median 98 days to sell, 21 days longer than the national median of 77 days, even as market conditions shifted decisively in favor of buyers. The state’s housing inventory reached 97,224 active listings for the week ending Nov. 1, with 43.9% of sellers cutting prices to attract buyers....

Blend Labs Inc. shared its third-quarter earnings on Thursday afternoon, posting revenue of $32.9 million from July to September, down 1% on an annual basis. The company reported a GAAP gross profit margin of 74% in the third quarter, unchanged from the same period in 2024. Non-GAAP gross profit margin rose to 78%, up from 75% a year earlier. Blend‘s GAAP operating loss narrowed to $4.9 million,...

The Terre Haute,IN metro housing market is moving at a notably quicker pace than the rest of Indiana, with homes selling in a median of 42 days compared to 56 days statewide as of Nov. 1, 2025. This faster sales velocity comes even as the metro’s median list price climbed 11.5% year over year to $170,000. The acceleration in sales speed represents a significant improvement from a year ago, when homes...

The Springfield, IL metro housing market recorded a median days on market of 28 days for the week ending Nov. 7, 2025, moving faster than the Illinois state median of 49 days. The accelerated sales pace comes as the metro’s median list price sits at $199,700, well below the state median of $309,900. Springfield’s housing market shows buyer-favorable conditions with 232 active listings and 2.2 months...