Measurabl, the world's most widely adopted sustainability data platform for real estate, today announced Maureen Waters as the company's next Chief Executive Officer, marking the acceleration of the company's next phase of customer-driven growth. Measurabl's Co-founder and current CEO, Matt Ellis, will transition to Executive Chairman and member of the Board of Directors, where he will oversee investment...

Homebuilding executives remain downbeat, citing a range of current conditions marked by buyer hesitancy, economic uncertainty, shrinking profit margins, increased use of incentives, and high costs. However, homebuilders whose primary focus is the strained entry-level buyer segment face the biggest hurdles.  The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI)’s...

The executive team switch-ups at iBuyer Opendoor are continuing. On Monday, the firm announced the appointments of Lucas Matheson as president and Christy Schwartz as chief financial officer.  Matheson most recently served as the CEO of Coinbase Canada. Prior to this, Matheson spent five years in a variety of operational roles at Shopify where he oversaw things like M&A, corporate financial...

Co-living marketplace PadSplit is expanding into four new U.S. markets: Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Sacramento and Nashville. Founded in 2017, PadSplit operates in more than 35 markets and has listed more than 28,000 rooms, housing 65,000-plus people. The company said it focuses on access and flexibility, with no minimum credit score or long-term lease required, allowing residents to move in quickly,...

A new study found that Zillow’s automated home valuation tool, the Zestimate, improves pricing efficiency in residential real estate transactions and delivers measurable benefits to buyers and sellers like. The research, published in Marketing Science — a peer-reviewed journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences — concluded that Zillow‘s tool reduces uncertainty...

ALIRT Insurance Research released a report this week finding that Florida’s homeowners insurance market has stabilized after years of financial strain — following legislative reforms adopted in late 2022 and early 2023. The 2025 Florida Domestic Property Insurer Market Update concludes that the market has rebounded from conditions in 2022, when litigation costs, rising losses and multiple insurer...

Luxury homes have a way of pulling off details that immediately read custom, even when the materials themselves aren’t particularly rare or costly. The trick isn’t throwing money at a space — it’s knowing where visual weight actually comes from. In high-end houses, designers focus on proportion, continuity, and restraint, choosing upgrades that quietly do the heavy lifting. What makes these...

Tucked at the end of a long, tree-lined private lane, 11260 Houze Road doesn’t announce itself loudly. Instead, it unfolds slowly — through dense greenery, layered architecture, and an unexpected indoor landscape that immediately sets the tone. Set on 1.42 secluded acres in Roswell, about 30 minutes north of Atlanta, the roughly 8,000-square-foot residence has been renovated into a modern retreat...

Between navigating tricky family dynamics, missing loved ones we can’t be with, traveling, gift shopping and attending events, the holiday season can leave us feeling more swamped than joyful. There is no magic formula for transforming the holidays into a peaceful time, but these 10 ideas can help...

Image Managing Director Stephan Richford points to improving balance sheets and strong institutional demand as key signals for REIT momentum heading into...