The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday issued a public request for information on noncompete agreements as it seeks to identify practices it considers “unfair” and “anticompetitive,” a topic that has drawn attention across the mortgage and real estate industries.  Under the Trump administration, the FTC said it will take a case-by-case approach rather than imposing a nationwide ban like...

South Florida has no shortage of showstopping homes, but few command attention quite like Villa Rosa. Rising from Coconut Grove’s waterfront, the Venetian-style estate looks more like a European castle than a Miami mansion — and it’s now up for grabs at $24 million. The home was designed by Ralph Portuondo and completed in 2009, but it channels centuries of history with its Gothic-inspired...

Kristen Wiig’s old Los Feliz digs are back on the market — but this time, you don’t have to buy it to call it home. The stylish Franklin Hills residence that the actress/comedian parted ways with in 2017 has now hit the rental market for $11,995 a month. Represented by Brandon Assanti of The Agency Brentwood, the house comes fully furnished and stocked with all the high-end touches you’d expect...

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This retired couple in Washington state were ready to trade the cramped, dated kitchen in their 1990s split-level home for something brighter, smarter and more functional. Basic maple cabinets fell short on storage, and a bulky two-tier island made walkways uncomfortably tight. While...

Image Retail REITs own and manage retail real estate and rent space in those properties to tenants. Properties include large regional malls, outlet centers, grocery-anchored shopping centers, and power centers that feature big box...

U.S. housing markets most vulnerable to downturns this summer were concentrated in California, Florida, New Jersey, and Louisiana, according to ATTOM's second-quarter 2025 Housing Risk Report. The analysis, which ranks county-level risk based on affordability, mortgage stress, foreclosure activity, and unemployment, found that 21 of the 50 riskiest counties were in the South. California alone accounted for...

Mortgage lender Click n’ Close has rolled out a new financing product that pairs an adjustable-rate mortgage with down payment assistance in an effort to make new homes more accessible to buyers. The program — called the SmartBuy 5/1 ARM Down Payment Assistance product — offers a first mortgage alongside a repayable second mortgage. The second loan can be applied toward costs such as down...

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements fell sharply in August, even as a handful of reverse mortgage lenders continued to dominate the market. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured 2,062 HECMs in August, according to data compiled by New View Advisors that was released on Wednesday. That marked a 13% decline from July and the lowest monthly total since February. The slowdown...

More than one in four U.S. homes — valued at $12.7 trillion — are exposed to severe or extreme climate risks, according to a report released Tuesday by Realtor.com. The analysis found that threats from flooding, hurricane winds and wildfires are increasingly reshaping housing markets, homeowner costs and insurance availability. “Climate risks are no longer a distant threat for U.S. housing —...