There are oceanfront homes in La Jolla. Then there are the handful perched atop what’s known as Billionaire’s Bluff. Now, one of just eight residences occupying this exceptionally exclusive stretch of California coastline has come to market for $21.5 million. Represented by Elliott Ahajanian of Compass, the estate sits beside the property that set San Diego County’s residential sales record...

For most of his career, internationally acclaimed portrait photographer Jonas Fredwall Karlsson has stood behind the camera, photographing world leaders, celebrated athletes, entrepreneurs, and cultural icons for publications including Vanity Fair, Vogue, GQ, and National Geographic, as well as global brands like Rolex and Apple. For nearly a decade, however, his creative focus shifted from capturing...

A prime golf course location couldn’t make up for the lack of character in this 1997 Jacksonville, Florida, kitchen. Boxed in by an awkward angled peninsula, short bland cabinets and a cramped appliance layout, the space wasn’t at all conducive to the...

Image Rich Hill says predictable earnings and income-driven total returns are becoming more attractive...

South Florida's rapid post-pandemic ascent has produced a landmark shift in U.S. living costs--and left Miami a victim of its own success. For the first time in the data series, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area ranks as the nation's second-most expensive major metro, surpassing the New York-Newark-Jersey City region and trailing only the San Francisco Bay Area. According to the...

A House Judiciary subcommittee is pressing Compass International Holdings and Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) to explain their nationwide private listing network partnership, citing concerns that the arrangement could limit transparency, reduce competition and harm homebuyers and sellers. The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust sent...

The market-driven forces for greater homebuilder margins, sales pace and efficiency in 2026 take a variety of shapes, sizes, risks and opportunistic tactics. For PulteGroup, a key margin-enhancing strategy is leveraging improved build-cycles and a balanced sales pace to swell its mix of build-to-order (BTO) homes vs. speculative starts. Pulte, the third-largest homebuilder according to HousingWire’s...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took a big step toward clearing the path for developers to build smaller apartment buildings more affordably. Whitmer signed Michigan’s single-stair legislation into law this week, a green light for developers to build multifamily housing up to six stories more economically, with a single interior exit stairway. Michigan housing advocates say the win improves the chances that...

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released its second-quarter update on the 2026-2028 strategic plan on Wednesday outlining progress on lobbying, legal strategy, MLS guidance, technology and education designed to protect member businesses and reinforce the value of membership. NAR CEO Nykia Wright said the plan is the association’s primary vehicle for delivering advocacy, guidance and tools...

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation that would make a series of changes to federal banking regulations, including easing certain capital, supervisory and merger requirements for community banks and other smaller financial institutions. The bill is sponsored by House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (Ark.-02) and Subcommittee on Financial Institutions...