eXp Commercial announced that Mario Alvarez Jr. has joined the firm. Alvarez brings more than 20 years of experience in commercial real estate and more than $1 billion in career gross transaction volume, according to the company. He is based in southern California and is active across the Inland Empire, San Gabriel Valley, Coachella Valley and High Desert markets. Alvarez Jr. said the decision...

Rocket Companies reported its most profitable quarter in four years as artificial intelligence initiatives, a larger servicing portfolio and recent acquisitions helped the Detroit-based firm grow market share despite a choppy mortgage backdrop. The Detroit-based company reported net revenue of $2.94 billion for the quarter ending March 31, up from $1.1 billion in the same period a year earlier. Adjusted...

Las Vegas has never really been a city for understatement, and this house clearly got the memo. Perched high above the valley inside MacDonald Highlands, a newly listed $21.9 million estate owned by actor Niko Foster (best known for producing and starring in The Wrecker, Ruthless, and I Am Rage) and his wife Stephanie goes all in on the kind of dramatic, high-impact living Las Vegas does best. Think...

When design-build pros Ron and Elisa Scarpa added a new structure to their historic Winter Park, Florida, property, they wanted a kitchen built around the way they actually live. Elisa, who grew up in Italy, shaped the open layout around a social cooking life — lots of entertaining,...

CEO Ismael Clemente says Spain & Portugal are seeing the emergence of a new data center hub in...

Image Despite some softness in the first quarter, a new upcycle remains in place, with big box demand playing a key role, Malhotra...

Home Prices, Sales Slip Amid Rising Inventories Home prices and sales in the Las Vegas area declined in April 2026, from a year earlier, the latest sign that one of the nation's hottest housing markets in recent years is continuing to normalize as inventory builds and affordability pressures linger. The median price of existing single-family homes sold through the Multiple Listing Service in Southern...

After years of pushing housing affordability reforms, Colorado legislators hit a wall — crashing up against the limits of how much zoning control they could strip from local governments. This year, they sought to require most cities to allow single-family homes on lots as small as 2,000 square feet, about a third the size of typical lots in many locales. The bill passed the state’s House but stalled...

HomeServices of America has named industry veteran Jason Waugh as successor to HSF Affiliates CEO Vince Leisey, with a leadership transition expected to begin in 2027, the company announced Wednesday. HSF Affiliates is the franchisor of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices real estate network, which has been in expansion mode in recent years as large brokerage brands compete for market share and recruit...

Three women with prominent roles in the reverse mortgage industry took the stage Tuesday at the Reverse Mastermind Summit in Knoxville, Tennessee, sharing personal stories while converging on sales advice around the power of narrative, the importance of relationships with financial planners and the need for higher professional standards. Christine Jensen of Fairway Home Mortgage opened the panel with a...