Many couples may be missing out on thousands of dollars in additional retirement savings simply because they are not discussing how they contribute to their workplace retirement plans, according to a new analysis highlighted by a Boston College economist. Geoffrey Sanzenbacher, an economics professor at Boston College and research fellow at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, argues...

A long soak in a bathtub is a simple way to unwind. The setting around the tub can make the experience even more restorative, whether it’s a light-filled window, richly textured tile, calming colors or thoughtfully chosen fixtures and finishes. These 10 bathrooms show how design and...

Orange County has seen no shortage of headline-making luxury sales in recent years, but one newly listed estate stands apart from even its most exclusive peers. Asking $112 million, the extraordinary oceanfront compound in Laguna Beach has the potential to become the most expensive home ever sold in both the city and Orange County, surpassing the reported $110 million sale of an Emerald Bay estate...

Housing Market Lock-In Deepens Nationwide in Q1 America's homeowners are sitting on an unprecedented reservoir of housing wealth, reinforcing household balance sheets while simultaneously deepening one of the housing market's biggest structural constraints: few owners can afford to give up the ultra-low mortgage rates they secured in recent years. New data released by Cotality shows homeowners with...

The landscape for real estate agent recruiting is undergoing a structural shift, with agents increasingly choosing to move within their existing brand rather than switch to a competitor, according to a new report from Recruiting Insight and Lone Wolf Technologies. The Q2 2026 Agent Migration Report, based on 113,372 records and four MLS corridors, found that external moves — agents changing to a...

Tax attorneys and accountants are about to make bank helping owners of non-primary homes navigate New York City’s pied-à-terre tax notifications, which started landing in mailboxes before the weekend. “If you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5 (million), check your mailbox when you’re back in the five boroughs – because you’ve got mail,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on...

Although she’s no stranger to the real estate industry, Ruth Reffkin, the mother of Compass International Holdings founder and CEO Robert Reffkin, has decided to start her own real estate team. Reffkin announced the launch of her eponymous Ruth Reffkin Team, which will unsurprisingly be brokered by Compass, on Friday, just days ahead of her 81st birthday.  She is launching the team along side Susan...

In 2024 and early 2025, homebuilders large, medium and small were smitten with the strategic notion of “land light.” In 2026, and for the near future, most everybody is more preoccupied, and rightly so, with “land right.” Many of the U.S.’s most prolific new-construction markets undergoing some form of “work-out” to winnow down aging spec inventory and secure a floor on pace-price...

FirstTeam Real Estate has partnered with Purlin to deploy an AI-powered operating system across the brokerage, giving agents a unified platform for managing contracts, negotiations, transactions and client communications. The California-based independent brokerage will implement PurlinOS, Purlin Close and Purlin Offer & Negotiate, creating a single AI-powered infrastructure that connects agents,...

After years focused on marquee developments in South Florida, Continuum Company is back in Manhattan. The developer behind landmark projects including Madison Square Park Tower, CitySpire, and Continuum South Beach has officially launched sales for The Morgan, an 18-story boutique condominium rising at 38 East 35th Street between Park and Madison Avenues. The project marks the firm’s first New...