Heading into 2026, most economists and industry analysts were anticipating a stronger housing market than in past years. And for the first nearly two months of the year, it was looking like 2026 might be the year when things finally turned around for a housing market that has been stuck at roughly 4 million existing home sales since 2023.  “We really felt the breeze behind us at the beginning of the...

loanDepot will open a new corporate center in Miami in September, establishing an East Coast hub that expands its national footprint and centralizes key corporate functions, the company announced Tuesday. The Miami corporate center will house technology, marketing, recruiting and other support teams, along with mortgage fulfillment roles from loanDepot’s direct lending, retail and partnership...

South Florida MLSs and real estate associations are becoming more unified. Last week, Miami Realtors + RWorld merged with Martin County Realtors of the Treasure Coast, expanding the organization to approximately 94,000 members across Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties. The combined association now spans a 120-mile real estate corridor and strengthens its position as the...

American Real Estate Associations’ (ARA) latest members are all agents and brokers at Compass International Holdings brands.  Agents who are brokered at any of company-owned operations under the Compass International Holdings umbrella will receive complimentary membership for the remainder of 2026 and all of 2027, according to an announcement on Tuesday. ARA’s current membership structure allows...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...