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$30M Private island with ties to Shakira and Roger Waters just hit the market in the Bahamas

A massive private island in the northern Bahamas — once owned by a high-profile investor group that included pop superstar Shakira and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters — is back on the market for $30 million. The 650-acre island, known as Bonds Cay, sits in the Berry Islands and is being listed by Gavin Christie of Corcoran CA Christie Bahamas. This marks the first time the island has been publicly...

U.S. Homeowner Equity Growth Cooled in 2025 but Remained Historically Strong

Homeowner equity across the United States softened modestly in the final months of 2025, signaling a housing market that is losing some of the rapid momentum built during the pandemic-era boom but still resting on a comparatively solid financial foundation. New data from ATTOM show that 44.6% of mortgaged residential properties were classified as "equity-rich" in the fourth quarter, meaning outstanding...

New app blurs the social media, MLS line

Scrolling an MLS feed that looks and feels more like social media is now an option for real estate agents in California. California Regional MLS (CRMLS) reached a new agreement to offer Tuesday — its mobile MLS application designed around social-style feeds and interactions — at no additional cost through the CRMLS Marketplace. The Tuesday app connects directly to MLS data and presents market...

Are homebuilders really launching a ‘Trump Homes’ rent-to-own plan?

An exclusive report published Tuesday by Bloomberg describes an ambitious proposal reportedly being developed by U.S. homebuilders: a massive, privately funded rent-to-own initiative branded internally as “Trump Homes,” potentially delivering up to one million houses and more than $250 billion in housing value. What more compelling story could there be, especially amidst a shaky, uncertain market...

Beazer pivots to a mix-shift into higher-margin homes after a Q1 loss

The quarterly earnings results for Beazer Homes are, to put it mildly, forgettable. Or, at least, Beazer’s senior leadership hopes that’s the case.  A net quarterly loss, a highly compressed gross profit margin that fell short of expectations, and a frustratingly low sales pace all cause concern. Beazer reported a Q1 net loss of $32.6 million, a red flag for Wall Street analysts and investors,...

Bed Bath & Beyond parent eyes mortgages through deals with Figure, Tokens.com

Bed Bath & Beyond’s parent company has reached an agreement to acquire Tokens.com as part of its plan to launch an investment and personal finance platform, which will also offer home loans through a partnership with Figure Technologies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The holding company owns Bed Bath & Beyond, Overstock and buybuy BABY. It maintains a portfolio of...

Home equity is still strong despite dipping in Q4 2025

A new ATTOM analysis released Tuesday shows that U.S. homeowners ended 2025 with slightly less equity than earlier in the year, but they still held historically strong positions as the housing market steadied after several years of rapid price gains. Attom’s Q4 2025 U.S. Home Equity and Underwater Report found that 44.6% of mortgaged residential properties were equity rich, meaning that loan balances...

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